COVID-19 In Lebak Banten Adds 2 People, Task Force Asks Residents To Be Alert Even Though Cases Are Sloping

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BANTEN - There have been two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lebak Regency, Banten Province. Thus, the total number of coronavirus patients in the area is five.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Banten since the first case in Indonesia was announced was 226 people. "We ask residents to remain vigilant about the COVID-19 pandemic even though the number of cases is sloping," said the spokesman for the Lebak Regency COVID-19 Task Force, Dr Firman Rahmatullah, in Lebak, Banten, quoted from Antara, Thursday, May 2.

He said that Lebak Regency has not yet been categorized as a pandemic green zone, even though two weeks ago there was only one patient who underwent isolation. "The number of cases continues to increase, ranging from one and two people. It has not been declared a green zone," he said. Therefore, his party asks the public to remain vigilant and if they leave the house they must comply with health protocols, namely wearing masks, maintaining distance, washing hands, avoiding crowds. health service post. "So far we have freed the cost of vaccines to support the acceleration of Indonesia being free from a pandemic," he said. According to him, even though the government allows the community's economic activities, residents are always wary of the spread of the deadly virus. The spread of the virus is through droplets or splashes of saliva. from the patient. Thus, residents must use masks to protect themselves from the spread of the virus as well as avoid crowds. recovered and five people underwent isolation and 266 people died.