Good News From Palangka Raya, There Are 164 COVID-19 Patients Who Have Been Declared Cured

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JAKARTA - A total of 164 COVID-19 patients in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan were declared cured after undergoing treatment.

"Currently cases are starting to fall. Until yesterday, 164 of our residents were declared cured after undergoing treatment," said Head of the Palangka Raya City COVID-19 Handling Task Force Emi Abriyani in Palangka Raya, Friday, March 11, as reported by Antara.

He said the accumulation of COVID-19 patients in the "City of Beauty" has so far recorded 17,177 people. Then 14,912 of them were declared cured, 523 patients died.

Then, 1,682 other patients are still undergoing treatment, consisting of 1,527 who are self-isolating, 155 others are hospitalized because they are followed by comorbidities or have severe symptoms.

With the addition of positive cases every day, the local community is asked to continue to implement strict health protocols. Moreover, some cases are new transmissions and others are close contact or exposure from close family members.

As an effort to break the chain of spread of COVID-19, the Palangka Raya City Government, through the task force team, continues to make various efforts, ranging from socialization, early detection, security to case handling.

For people or entrepreneurs who are proven to have violated health protocols, officers will apply sanctions such as verbal warnings, written warnings, social sanctions and fines.

In order to minimize the spread of the virus among school students, the Palangka Raya City Government through the Education Office also stopped the implementation of face-to-face education in urban areas that were included in the red zone.

However, it is excluded for elementary and junior high school students who will take the National Examination (UN). The students can still carry out limited Face-to-face Learning. This was done in order to prepare for the exams for grades VI and IX, so there was a need for more intensive tutoring.

The government and various related parties are also intensifying vaccinations as an effort to increase the body's resistance to exposure to the virus.

His party will also enforce regulations for implementing health protocols strictly. Any party found to have committed a violation will be subject to sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations.