Ensuring The Immunity Of Indonesian Citizens Quarantined In China Is Maintained

Minister of Health when giving a statement about the corona virus. (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The government guarantees that 243 Indonesian citizens (WNI) who are quarantined in Hubei Province are still safe from the spread of the corona virus disease.

Minister of Health Terawan explained that the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in China are trying to ensure the availability of logistics as daily necessities and maintain the intensity of communication with Indonesian citizens spread across 17 cities in the province.

"Our friends who are still confined in Hubei province are still in good health, even though they are at the center of the first infection center of the outbreak," said Tewawan at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Empowerment and Culture, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, January 28.

"We now maintain them with sufficient logistics, given that they are not alone that we continue to help monitor them communicate not to be stressful, not to feel alone, that is very important," he continued.

These methods, said Terawan, can maintain the mental condition of Indonesian citizens in China so that their immunity is maintained from the corona virus outbreak that is spreading in their environment. Because if someone is in a state of high stress, their immunity will decrease and they are prone to disease.

"So, body immunity is the main deterrent against this virus and it will be a national health resilience, which is related to our immunity by maintaining our health," he said.

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Doni Monardo, said that his party would send 10,000 masks of the N95 type to China to protect 243 Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Hubei Province from the corona virus attack.

The N95 mask is designed to prevent 95 percent of particles both large and small containing viruses in the air. Generally, these N95 masks are used by people who work or research around hazardous substances or when handling smoke due to forest fires.

"Today half of it will be sent. Of the 10 thousand, 5 thousand will be sent," said Doni.

Doni stated that his party would coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) to ensure that the masks were received by Indonesian citizens who were in China.