COVID-19 Task Force: XBB COVID-19 Dispersal Peak In December 2022

Tests detected transmission of COVID-19. (Between-Didik S)

JAVA - The peak spread of COVID-19 in the XBB subvariant is predicted to occur starting December 2022. The Bandung City COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) invites the public to be aware of it.

The Daily Head of the Bandung City COVID-19 Task Force, Asep Saeful Gufron, said the factor causing cases to creep up was due to the dredging of health protocols and the spread of XBB subvariants. "Omicron subvariant XBB peaked in December 2022 to January 2023. We anticipate an increase in COVID-19 cases in Bandung City," said Asep in Bandung, West Java, quoted from Antara, Friday, November 18. Currently, according to him, the positivity rate status in Bandung City is at 9.71 percent with the patient occupancy rate at the hospital or bed occupancy rate (BOR) at around 21.03 percent with a conversion rate of 13 percent.

From 11-17 November 2022, according to him, the addition of active COVID-19 confirmation in the city of Bandung touched 181 cases with 1,180 active cases. "When compared to other cities or regencies in West Java, Bandung City has entered the top four areas of the highest active cases," said Asep.

In addition to implementing health protocols, he also asked the public to help complete the target of the COVID-19 vaccination program. Because, according to him, now the stock of COVID-19 vaccines in the city of Bandung is still quite abundant. Then, the COVID-19 Task Force at the regional level also asked to monitor residents' activities, increase socialization and education and prepare self-isolation places in each sub-district. "The sub-district coordinates with the Puskesmas and the Health Office to carry out mass vaccinations and prepare self-isolation places in the region and tighten community activities," he said.