Bantul People Please!! Don't Avoid When Health Workers Do Tracing And Testing Regarding COVID-19

Bantul Health Office, DIY (ANTARA)

BANTUL - The Bantul District Health Office, Special Region of Yogyakarta, asked the public not to avoid tracing or testing to confirm the diagnosis of COVID-19 by local health workers.

"Indeed, at this time we need to convey to the public, don't be afraid to do testing, trace, don't avoid it," said Head of Class D Hospital Saras Adyatma Bambanglipuro Bantul, Tarsisius Glory in Bantul, Antara, Friday, July 15.

According to him, by being willing to carry out tracing and testing if you have symptoms or are in close contact with a positive case, the diagnosis and further treatment steps will be clear. Like the case in Bambanglipuro a few days ago.

"From the Bambanglipuro Health Center, there were patients who were examined at the poly, at first it was a common cold but I educated them, because the symptoms are similar to COVID-19, we did a standard treatment, namely swabs to make sure that the diagnosis and treatment were confirmed, and it turned out to be positive," he said.

That way, he said, the direction of treatment was clear to get well, as well as preventing the spread of COVID-19 from spreading, especially with the new variants of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5.

"If we want to get rid of COVID-19, we must work together for that, in addition to the permanent health protocols, we must wear masks, wash hands and booster immunizations to be accelerated," he said.

Data from the Bantul Regency COVID-19 Task Force shows that there have been 15 positive confirmed cases in this area in the last day, from Banguntapan sub-district eight people, Kasihan five people, then Imogiri one person, and Sewon one person.

With the addition of these new cases, the total positive cases of COVID-19 in Bantul from the beginning to July 15 were 74,016 people, with 72,237 people having recovered, while the confirmed cases who died totaled 1,714 people.

Thus, the number of active COVID-19 cases or patients who are still undergoing isolation or treatment in the Bantul Regency area is recorded at 65 people.