The Addition Of COVID-19 In Palangka Raya Because Residents Start Traveling Outside The Region

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JAKARTA - The addition of positive cases of COVID-19 in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, occurred after residents traveled outside the region.

"The addition of COVID-19 cases that occurred in the last few days was due to people traveling outside the region," said the Daily Chair of the Palangka Raya COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Emi Abriyani, Thursday, June 23.

The community who tested positive for COVID-19 again transmitted the virus to the family environment, so that local transmission or transmission occurred.

"As of June 23, 19 people are still positive. Six of them are hospitalized due to illness and severe symptoms. Meanwhile, 13 others are in self-isolation because they have mild and asymptomatic symptoms," he explained, quoted from Antara.

He added that so far the task force has also recorded the accumulation of residents in the "City of Beauty" who were exposed to the corona virus reaching 17,783 people after the addition of two positive cases.

Of that number, 17,214 residents or 96.80 percent have been declared cured while 550 people have died.

He invited the public to always apply health protocols and lead a clean and healthy lifestyle. Especially when traveling out of the area.

"If you feel unwell, such as fever or other symptoms, you should not gather together. If you are forced to continue to use a mask as an effort to anticipate the spread of COVID-19," he said.

Emi, who is also the Head of the Palangka Raya Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), added that the local government and various related parties have intensified vaccinations as an effort to increase the body's resistance to exposure to the virus.

In addition, all levels of health service centers remain vigilant and continue to promote clean and healthy lifestyles.

Then, fulfill various vitamin and nutritional needs so that the body's immunity will increase in the face of various viral and disease threats, said Emi Abriyani.