Good News, 18 COVID-19 Patients In Palangka Raya Recover

Mayor of Palangka Raya (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Mayor of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Fairid Naparin said as many as 18 COVID-19 patients in the local city were declared cured. He said that until the same time, his party through the COVID-19 Handling Task Force recorded that out of a total of 18,130 COVID-19 cases, 17,373 were declared cured.

"As of Friday, July 29 there are 18 patients who have recovered from the Coronavirus infection so that currently only 207 people are undergoing treatment", Fairid said in Palangka Raya, Saturday.

Although the recovery rate is high, the public is still asked to always be vigilant against the spread of COVID-19.

In addition, you must always obey the existing rules, including strict health protocols. Moreover, the local Task Force also recorded as many as 550 corona patients died.

"If you feel unwell, you should immediately check with a doctor and focus on healing to avoid the potential spread of the Coronavirus. Although there is currently slack in your activities, I ask you to continue to wear a mask and not a crowd when you are doing outdoor activities that involve a lot of people", he said.

To break the chain of the spread of COVID-19, the Palangka Raya City Government through the task force team continues to make various efforts ranging from socialization, early detection, and security to handling cases.

The government and various related parties are also intensifying vaccinations to increase the body's resistance to exposure to the virus.

"Vaccination is the most effective effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or at least reduce the risk of the severity of exposure to the Coronavirus. For this reason, residents who have entered the criteria for a booster vaccination should immediately be vaccinated", he said.

Based on data from the Palangka Raya City COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of Thursday, July 28, the number of residents in the local city who had followed the booster dose vaccination was 82,637 people out of a total target of 223,417 people being vaccinated.

The Task Force also noted that 263,268 people had been vaccinated with the first dose of which 227,578 had also taken the second dose.