Indonesia Should Be Beware Of Corona Virus Attacks From China

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Health has begun to warn against the threat of a mysterious virus from China, which is often referred to as the corona virus. Through their official Twitter account @KemenkesRI, they will do a 3 pillar approach.

"To anticipate this, the Indonesian Ministry of Health seeks to strengthen and expand laboratory networks for detection of emerging infectious diseases ranging from universities, research institutes and hospitals that will help collect specimens from suspected cases," said the Ministry of Health on its Twitter page.

To anticipate this, @KemenkesRI seeks to strengthen and expand laboratory networks for the detection of emerging infectious diseases ranging from universities, research institutes and hospitals that will help collect specimens from suspected cases. # KamusSehat

- Indonesian Ministry of Health (@KemenkesRI) January 20, 2020

The 3 pillar approach that the government will take to anticipate the corona virus, namely; first, to prevent: to improve people's behavior and knowledge, then second to detect: to increase awareness at the entry points of the country and to be supported by available medical personnel to be sent to capable laboratories, lastly to respond: related to the proportional handling of health services so as not to cause fear.

The spread is rapid

Initially it was known that the corona virus was the spread of a disease outbreak associated with the virus which was centered around a seafood market in the center of Wuhan City, China. Authorities there have confirmed out of 60 cases, two of which resulted in the death of the victim.

Meanwhile, according to researchers, there are thousands of people who are very likely to be infected with the virus. A paper published by scientists from the MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College, London, confirms that the odds are worse, 1,723 cases in Wuhan as of January 12.

The spread of the corona virus is spreading rapidly, as reported by the BBC two days ago (18/1), cases have been found in Thailand and in Japan. In addition, according to the New Straits Times, as of January 18 or two days ago, 5 cases of pneumonia had been found suspected of being caused by the corona virus. This implies there are more cases than have been reported.

Therefore, following other countries that have taken preventive measures such as Hong Kong and the US, the Indonesian government should have taken quick steps to anticipate the disease.

Corona Virus Symptoms and anticipation

This corona virus, as explained by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, can indeed spread from human to human. The method can be when you are in contact with an infected person, besides that it can be through the air by coughing and sneezing.

In addition, to identify people who are infected with the virus, we can know by recognizing the symptoms. According to the Ministry of Health, common symptoms of corona virus infection are respiratory symptoms, coughing, fever, and shortness of breath. While what is more severe, the infection can cause pneumonia, acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

Then the most important thing at this time is how can we prevent it. Still according to the Ministry of Health, the way to prevent the corona virus is, "Wash your hands with soap, cover your mouth when sneezing and coughing, and cook meat and eggs until they're cooked."