COVID-19 In North Sulawesi Jumps Sharply, 216 New Cases

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MANADO - The Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 of North Sulawesi Province (Sulut) noted that the accumulation of residents exposed to COVID-19 experienced a spike after the addition of 216 daily cases.

"Today we are experiencing a sharp jump in cases. The average trend of increasing cases is above 100 per day," said the spokesman for the North Sulawesi COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force, Dr Steaven Dandel MPH in Manado, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 8.

In fact, he said, the spread of COVID-19 cases was also more evenly distributed in several districts and cities.

"We are no longer dealing with clusters of cases. But epidemiologically what is happening now is transmission at the community level," he said.

This means that according to Dr. Steaven, wherever a person goes, with whomever they meet, the chances of being exposed to COVID-19 are higher.

From this fact, he continued, the appeal conveyed in accordance with the Circular Letter of Governor Olly Dondokambey Number 21,4150 of 2021 concerning Anticipation of Increasing COVID-19 Cases in North Sulawesi must be carried out in a disciplined manner.

"It is mandatory to wear a mask wherever we go. Even when we are at home and there are family members showing flu symptoms in the form of fever, cough and runny nose, wherever possible wear a two-layer mask by combining medical masks and cloth masks," he said.

In addition, residents are expected to no longer attend meetings in closed rooms with poor air circulation.

Furthermore, as much as possible avoiding crowds, including mass vaccination activities that will be arranged to minimize crowds, he said.