Update On COVID-19 As Of April 13: Those Who Recover Continue To Grow, Reaching 380 People

Spokesperson for handling COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto (screenshot of BNPB presscon)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for handling COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto emphasized that the disease caused by the corona virus can be cured. This was even proven after as many as 380 people who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have now recovered after receiving treatment.

"We should be grateful that 380 people have recovered from this disease. 142 people in DKI Jakarta Province have been declared cured, then in East Java Province there are 73 people who are declared cured, then in South Sulawesi Province there are 31 people who are declared cured, "Yuri said in a press conference broadcast on an account belonging to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). ), Monday, April 13.

In addition to the provinces he mentioned earlier, said Yurianto, in a number of other provinces, there were also many patients who were positive and finally tested negative.

Although the number of recovered patients continues to grow, the number of positive cases is also three-fold. According to Yuri's data, currently the number of patients who tested positive had increased by 316 people. So, cumulatively, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia has reached 4,557 patients.

"Those who were forced to die today counted 26 people from yesterday, bringing the total to 399 people," he said.

The death of patients due to COVID-19, said Yurianto, did not just happen due to the virus. He said that deaths in cases of corona usually occur because the patient already has a congenital disease that has already been suffered. In addition, this disease is also more susceptible to attacking parents over 50 years.

"Most of those who died were mainly in the age group over 50 years and had comorbid diseases, previous diseases. Among them, chronic high blood pressure, chronic diabetes, and chronic lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis and tuberculosis, ”he explained.

In the press conference, Yurianto also emphasized the importance of staying at home, especially for people in areas where the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) has been approved.

According to him, limiting yourself not to travel if you don't have a need is an important thing to do. Given, the corona virus can infect anyone and the clinical symptoms it causes can be very mild and even symptomatic.

"The picture in people without symptoms is certain that there will be no complaints whatsoever. In fact, in his body there is already a virus. … If it is then about the elderly, the elderly who are accompanied by this congenital disease will worsen and contribute to the cause of death, ”explained Yurianto.

"If there is something important, it cannot be left behind and you have to leave the house using a mask and limit it outside the house," he added.

Regarding the acceleration of handling the COVID-19 case, Yuri also explained that currently there are more than 78 laboratories that have been activated to detect the virus throughout Indonesia. "This means that access to real time PCR inspection services is evenly distributed throughout the country," he said.

It is known, President Joko Widodo has requested that more Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests be carried out than before. Given, currently there are tools that have just been brought in by the Ministry of BUMN.

If during the spread of COVID-19 there were only 26,500 samples carried out with this method, now, with 18 new tools, he predicts that more samples will be tested.

"I want every day, at least we can test at least 10 thousand samples. Therefore, I really appreciate the procurement of 18 rapid PCR test kits carried out by the Ministry of BUMN, which can then be installed," said Jokowi before the implementation. closed meetings.

Meanwhile, regarding the request, the Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Group, Doni Monardo, stated that the 18 PCR units brought in by BUMN were certainly ready to test nine thousand samples every day.

Meanwhile, the reagent for the test is still working on it. This includes anticipating the peak wave of the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia which is expected to occur in the next five to six weeks.

"The task force has also received from the private sector cooperating with BUMN and received support from the Minister of Health to take advantage of parties at the Beijing Institute who will back up the increase in PCR in our country," said Doni.