2 Of 3 COVID Cases In Semarang Come From Singapore Travelers, City Government Prepares 1,000 Booster Doses

Semarang Mayor Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu accompanied by the Head of the Semarang City Health Office, doctor Abdul Hakam. (ANTARA/HO-Semarang City Government)

JAKARTA - The Semarang City Government has prepared 1,000 booster doses of vaccine for the community to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 which has re-emerged after the end of the Corona pandemic. "The Health Office has communicated with the provincial (Dinkes) that 1,000 doses will be given on Tuesday," said Semarang Mayor Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu in Semarang, Antara, Monday, December 11. Ita, Hevearita's nickname, explained that the provision of logistics for the COVID-19 vaccine was a step to overcome COVID-19, as Corona cases in Semarang City were rediscovered. He also encouraged people who have not vaccinated to strengthen COVID-19 to immediately contact the nearest public health center (puskesmas) in order to get the vaccine. "People don't need to panic. For those who travel, health protocols are followed, eating nutritious food is sufficient. For those who haven't 'booster' (booster), contact the nearest health center, Tuesday we provide," he said. Head of the Semarang City Health Office, doctor Abdul Hakam, said that 1,000 booster vaccines to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 that will be prepared are Inavac. "Actually, it is almost the same as Sinovac. If the effect (after the vaccine) of each person is different. Some have been injected with fever, some have run out of injection, they don't feel anything," he said. Therefore, he said that the condition of the body must be ensured to be fit for preparation before vaccinating, while if you experience health problems, such as the flu, it must be postponed. Of the 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, he said, it will later be divided among 37 health centers spread across various regions so that it cannot cover all people. "Meanwhile, our 1,000 (dose) are distributed in 37 health centers. Hopefully, with this 1,000 doses, we can help accelerate it. We will ask our friends in the province or center," he said. Hakam explained that booster vaccinations helped, such as examples in the three latest cases of COVID-19 found in Semarang City, which were in mild condition and only needed to undergo self-isolation. "It's definitely different. If you have been injected, there is a vaccine, when a virus enters the body they already know. Complaints have milder symptoms. Like the three patients are in mild condition, there is no need to go to the hospital," he said. Previously, the Semarang City Government mentioned the findings of three new cases of COVID-19 in the region after a long time since the pandemic ended. The first case was a 36-year-old woman, a resident of Sendangmulyo, Tembalang District, who had no history of traveling abroad, but had contact with her colleague who had a history of treatment in Singapore.

The second case, a 52-year-old woman, a Mijen resident who works at a private university in Semarang City, and has a travel history to Singapore on 29 November-3 December 2023. The third case, a 43-year-old woman, a resident of Pudakpayung, Banyumanik District, was a traveling friend in Singapore in the second case.