Good News Coming From Riau Islands, Two Districts Successfully Maintain COVID-19 Green Zone

Secretary of Riau Islands Tengku Said Arif Fadillah/Antara

JAKARTA - The Task Force on Handling COVID-19 in Riau Islands Province noted Lingga and Anambas Islands districts survive as areas with green zones or safe from the transmission of the new type of coronavirus.

Chairman of the Daily Task Force on Handling COVID-19 of Riau Islands, Tengku Said Arif Fadillah said Natuna changed from a green zone to a yellow zone because a few days ago, a patient died from COVID-19 infection. Currently, Natuna has zero cases of COVID-19, but it is still in the yellow zone.

Karimun regency had remained in the green zone for several weeks, but from the end of March 2021 until now it became a yellow zone.

"A month ago, there were four districts in Riau Islands as green zones, but Natuna and Karimun changed their status to yellow zones," Arif said in Tanjungpinang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 7.

Arif explained that the number of COVID-19 patients in the Riau Islands increased by 34 people, bringing the total number since the pandemic to 9,414. The number of patients who died as many as 231 people, there is no increase today.

Meanwhile, the number of patients recovering from COVID-19 today is 17 people, bringing the total to 8,836 people.

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in the Riau Islands is now 347 people, again increasing in the past month. People infected with COVID-19 spread in Tanjungpinang 138 people, Batam 170 people, Bintan 28 people, and Karimun 10 people.

"We encourage the public to consistently implement health protocols in their activities to prevent the transmission of COVID-19," he said.