The COVID-19 Task Force Asks Local Governments To Block Flood Refugees

Member of the Expert Team for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19, Dewi Nur Aisyah (Photo: Doc BNPB)

JAKARTA - Member of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force expert team, Dewi Nur Aisyah, asked the local government to prepare flood refugee locations by implementing health protocols.

Dewi said, flood refugee locations during the pandemic must have innovations so that they do not become clusters of COVID-19 transmission, such as by making bulkheads.

"The local government must be prepared for what form of innovation when a flood occurs. The model of refuge is not the same as the usual one, maybe it can be made with a partition," said Dewi in a discussion at Graha BNPB, East Jakarta, Wednesday, October 7.

Then, the local government must pay attention to the sanitation in the evacuation places, then the cleanliness of the kitchen, dining area, and bathroom.

In addition, people who are displaced are also asked to apply 3M, namely wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining distance.

"Sometimes people forget that we gather in one place, it is not certain that the bed can maintain a distance between one person and another. And usually, if the children gather in the refugee camp, it is impossible for them to be alone if there is no partition," he said. Goddess.

Previously, Wiku Adisasmito, Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 was aware of the risk of transmitting COVID-10 when it entered the rainy season. One of the locations that has the potential to transmit COVID-19 is a flood shelter that can become a new cluster.

"With the large number of refugees, there is a large potential for transmission in the refugee camps and can lead to new clusters," said Wiku.

Flood conditions can also cause a number of diseases such as dengue fever, leprosy, thypus, diarrhea and skin diseases. If people catch this disease, their potential for contracting COVID-19 will also be even greater.

"All of these diseases can reduce immunity, so that people are vulnerable to contracting COVID-19," said Wiku.