South Jakarta Health Sub-dept. Says There Are No Cases Of Acute Hepatitis Reported In The Region
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JAKARTA - The South Jakarta City Government said that in its area there were no reports of its citizens contracting acute hepatitis. This was conveyed by the Head of the Health Sub-Department (Kasudin), M Helmi.

"There are no reports (of hepatitis cases)," Helmi said when confirmed, Friday, May 13.

Although no cases of acute hepatitis have been found in his area, he appealed to residents to maintain their health.

Regarding preventive measures, the South Jakarta Health Sub-Department has made efforts to disseminate information to the community through health workers in a number of health centers in South Jakarta.

According to him, the first thing that must be emphasized in the socialization is that the puskesmas asks parents to pay more attention to their children to get adequate nutrition from food.

"People should live a clean and healthy lifestyle and increase their immunity by eating nutritious and healthy food and exercising regularly," he concluded.

It is known that the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, previously said that the number of suspected cases of mysterious acute hepatitis in Jakarta had reached 21 as of Wednesday, May 11.


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