Bad News From Riau, Death And Positive COVID-19 Cases Increase, The Cause Is Family Cluster

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JAKARTA - Head of Riau Provincial Health Office Mimi Yuliani Nazir stated that the addition of positive confirmed cases and cases of death due to COVID-19 in Riau Province had increased and more were triggered by family clusters.

"On Tuesday, April 20, 410 new positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded and 14 cases of death were added", said Mimi Yuliani Nazir in a statement in Pekanbaru, reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 21.

She said that for the time being, the addition of 410 positive cases was among the highest, as well as death cases. Again, from the family cluster to the highest.

She said this is the highest case, including the death cases which reached 14 people. The family cluster is still the highest case of positive addition of COVID-19, with 23 family clusters, from each sub-district there are three to five people.

"The cases of family clusters will continue to increase if the community does not comply with health protocols. There is no other way than health protocols. This family cluster emerged from previous parties, then cases occurred and the results of tracing. There were also family gatherings and one of them, some were confirmed positive for COVID-19, but they still gathered", said Mimi.

She explained that the increasing number of positive cases has become a warning to the public and district/city governments to implement strict health protocols.

According to her, the officers' assertiveness and supervision from each regional government are needed so as not to let the crowd, coffee shops, or shops still open without the implementation of health protocols, restaurants that allow guests without wearing masks.

"Now there is a firm policy for the public regarding health programs, increased supervision in the field of public gathering places. Strict supervision of public areas, such as in restaurants, community gathering places, including places of worship, should be paid more attention so that this case can decrease", he said.

Based on the policy set by the Riau Provincial Government and Regional leadership coordination forum (Forkopimda), said Mimi, to people who are positively exposed to COVID-19, People Without Symptoms (OTG), mild symptoms who are self-isolating are better off undergoing isolation in an isolation place that has been established by the Government so that the spread of COVID-19 does not more and more widespread.