After Lebaran Holidays, Children Cluster Becomes A Contributor To The Increase In COVID-19 Cases In Bekasi City

Face-to-face learning activities in Bekasi City education units are immediately evaluated after a cluster of children appears after the 2021 Eid holiday. (Pradita Kurniawan Syah/Antara).

JAKARTA - The Bekasi City Government, West Java stated that the child cluster contributed to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the area after the Lebaran holiday this year. "The trend of increasing COVID-19 cases after the Eid holiday occurred in the child age category," said the Head of Disease Prevention and Control. at the Bekasi City Health Office, Dezy Sukrawati in Bekasi, reported by Antara, Saturday, May 29. He said that of the total 263 positive cases of COVID-19 in his area, 19.97 percent of them were contributed by the child cluster. Whereas previously this category of children has never caused a new cluster of COVID-19 spread in Bekasi City. So far, cases of COVID-19 spread in Bekasi City have been dominated by productive age which reached 68.72 percent while for the elderly category it was 11.31 percent. Based on data from the Bekasi City COVID-19 Task Force, it was confirmed that these children were exposed to the family's internal environment. "So the vigilance of all parties is really needed," he said.

Dezy admitted that the increasing trend of cases has an impact on the sustainability of the face-to-face learning activity plan which has now been carried out in at least 220 schools. "We have coordinated and the regional government will thoroughly evaluate face-to-face learning activities," he said. face in Bekasi City. This is done so that cluster transmission of children can be controlled. "Families must also continue to educate children by implementing strict health protocols and not slacking in the slightest," he said.