Kudus Prepares Rusunawa To Become A Central Isolation Place To Anticipate Spike In COVID-19 Cases

ILLUSTRATION/Simple flats for rent (Rusunawa) Bakalan Krapyak, Kaliwungu District, Kudus Regency, Central Java. ANTARA/Akhmad Nazaruddin Lathif.

KUDUS - The government of Kudus Regency, Central Java, has begun to prepare a simple rental flat (Rusunawa) Bakalan Krapyak as a centralized isolation place to anticipate a spike in COVID-19 cases, especially the Omicron variant which is starting to spread.

"We note that the trend of COVID-19 cases in our area is starting to rise, so it is necessary to immediately prepare an isolation place. If previously it had been prepared in the former Akbid building, then it will also be prepared in Rusunawa," said Regent Hartopo, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 7.

The Kudus Regent also hopes that the recruitment of health workers (nakes) will be carried out soon, because the experience of the previous spike in cases, Kudus Regency was overwhelmed by the lack of health workers so that volunteers had to help.

The centralized isolation place that will exist later, he said, also needs to have officers, both from health workers and other personnel. When someone is confirmed positive for COVID-19 without symptoms, they can be immediately taken to the isolation place.

The Kudus Regent has also instructed all hospitals in Kudus Regency to prepare isolation rooms for COVID-19 patients, especially in the ICU. In addition, the need for medicines must also be prepared, including personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers and oxygen with a safe capacity.

According to Regent Hartopo, from now on it must be anticipated and the community is also asked for their support to remain disciplined in implementing health protocols.

In order to maintain community immunity so that they are not easily exposed, the Kudus Regency Government has also instructed the sub-district head and the District Communication Forum (Forkompincam) to help each other to boost vaccinations for the elderly (elderly) because they are prone to contracting the coronavirus.

Related to the tightening and partitioning of the area will also be carried out soon. Likewise, tightening the number of visits to tourist attractions.

"As for face-to-face learning (PTM), we will first coordinate with the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda), whether learning should be made with 50 percent student capacity or online," he said.

Some schools, he said, also still have records, especially regarding the number of task forces (Satgas) deployed that are not in accordance with what was submitted when applying for a 100 percent PTM permit.