Mataram COVID-19 Task Force Prepares Quarantine Places To Anticipate Spike In Cases

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MATARAM - The Mataram City COVID-19 Task Force, West Nusa Tenggara, has prepared quarantine beds to anticipate a spike in cases after the 2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year holidays.

The spokesman for the Mataram City COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) I Nyoman Swandiasa said, in principle, beds and inpatient rooms for COVID-19 patients in Mataram City were very well prepared.

"At the Mataram City Regional General Hospital (RSUD) we have around 50 COVID-19 isolation beds, not to mention emergency hospitals in two hotels with a capacity of 80 beds," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, December 29.

Swandiasa, who also serves as Head of the Mataram City Communication and Information Office (Diskominfo) also said that the quarantine bed prepared was dynamic.

"This means that even though two emergency hospitals are currently closed, when there is a spike in cases, we can open them immediately. Likewise with Wisma Nusantara as a quarantine center for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who have just arrived," he said.

According to Swandiasa, steps to anticipate the surge in COVID-19 cases need to be taken, especially after the discovery of positive COVID-19 confirmed patients, after more than a month in Mataram, there were zero new COVID-19 cases.

The patient, who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 through a PCR examination on Tuesday, December 28, is a 54-year-old Punia resident and is currently undergoing intensive care in the isolation room of the Mataram City Hospital.

Meanwhile, in accordance with the provisions to prevent the spread of Omicron, he continued, samples from the PCR test results for residents who had comorbid disease had been sent to the Ministry of Health Laboratory as a follow-up to determine the type of COVID-19 they suffered.

"We want to make sure whether the COVID-19 is a Delta or Omicron type so that we and the medical team can find out what steps will be taken to follow up on the patient," he said.