Good News For Mataram, Got The Best Award For The Implementation Of 3T COVID-19 Health Protocols

Head of the Mataram City Communication and Information Office I Nyoman Swandiasa (ANTARA/Nirkomala)

JAKARTA - The Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara Province, has entered the top 10 winners of the best 3T (testing, tracing, and treatment) awards for district/city-level COVID-19 patients throughout Indonesia from the Ministry of Health.

"Today, we received the award from the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the peak of the 2021 National Health Day, in Surabaya and was received by the Head of the Mataram City Health Office, Dr. H Usman Hadi," said Head of Communications and Information Technology of Mataram City, I Nyoman Swandiasa in Mataram, Friday. November 12.

According to him, the City of Mataram won the best award for the implementation of tests, tracking, and isolation of COVID-10 patients together with nine regencies/cities throughout Indonesia.

Nine other award-winning districts/cities include Surabaya City, Bandung Regency, East Jakarta Administrative City, Balikpapan City, Bantul Regency, Landak Regency, Tanah Bumbu Regency, East Luwu Regency, and Batam City.

The success of Mataram City in winning the award, he said, was due to the cooperative participation of the community following the appeal for the implementation of health protocols in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"However, this award is also a motivation and whip for the city government to continue to make efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 more optimally," he said.

Therefore, disciplinary activities for the COVID-19 process continue to be intensified with the National Armed Forces (TNI)/National Police (Polri) through routine patrols. In addition, innovations and breakthroughs in prevention efforts are still being carried out while preventing a spike in cases at the end of the year.

"It is the same with vaccination activities. Our current coverage has reached 97.24 percent for the first vaccine and 68.69 for the second dose. We hope to reach 100 percent by the end of November," he said.

Meanwhile, for the development of COVID-19 cases in Mataram City, Swandiasa continued, as many as 325 neighborhoods in Mataram currently have the status of a COVID-19 green zone.

"According to data from the health office today (12/11-2021), 325 neighborhoods in Mataram are already 100 percent green zones. We must maintain this by continuing to implement the health program," he said.