PALANGKA RAYA - The Mayor of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Fairid Naparin, said that 14 of the 30 sub-districts of the local area were in the red zone for the spread of COVID-19.
"Until yesterday, out of 30 urban villages, 14 were categorized as red zones for the spread of COVID-19", Fairid said in Palangka Raya, quoted by Antara on Saturday, February 19.
In addition, he continued, in the Central Kalimantan capital area, one sub-district was recorded as being in the orange zone, six wards in the yellow zone, and the remaining nine sub-districts in the green zone for the spread of COVID-19.
He explained that the sub-districts that were included in the red, orange, and yellow zone categories were because there were still residents who were positive for COVID-19. In fact, on January 25 last day, the capital area of Central Kalimantan Province had zero COVID-19 patients.
Based on data from the Palangka Raya COVID-19 Task Force, the 14 urban villages included in the red zone are spread over four villages in Pahandut District, four villages in Jekan Raya District, three villages in Sabangau District, and three villages in the Bukit Batu District.
Then one orange zone village is in the Bukit Batu district. Furthermore, the six yellow zone villages are spread over the area of two villages in Sabangau District, two villages in Bukit Batu District, and two villages in Rakumpit District.
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Meanwhile, there are nine green zone villages for the spread of COVID-19 in the "City of Beauty" area, namely two villages in Pahandut District, one village in Sabangau District, one village in Bukit Batu District, and five villages in Rakumpit District.
For this reason, Fairid invites residents in the capital city of Central Kalimantan to always be aware of the potential spread of COVID-19, especially against the threat of the Omicron variant.
The public is also asked to obey existing rules and implement health protocols such as washing hands, wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and keeping a distance.
The strict application of health protocols in every activity is also still a powerful way to prevent the transmission of the virus.
Based on data from the COVID-19 Task Force, until February 18, 2022, the accumulation of positive COVID-19 patients in Palangka Raya City recorded 14,646 confirmed positive cases.
While the patients who were declared cured reached 12,788 people or 87.31 percent of the number of positive patients. Furthermore, 520 patients who died and 1,338 people or the remaining 9.14 percent were still confirmed positive for the Coronavirus and undergoing treatment.
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