Bad News From NTB, 13 Positive Cases Of The Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Have Been Detected There

Deputy Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Hj Sitti Rohmi Djalilah. (Photo: Nur Imansyah/Antara).

JAKARTA - At least 13 positive cases of COVID-19 of the delta variant from India were detected in West Nusa Tenggara, so residents are advised to comply with the COVID-19 health protocol (prokes) NTB Deputy Governor Hj Sitti Rohmi Djalilah at a press conference in Mataram, Friday, admitted that the variant delta has entered the region with 13 cases. Where five people have been declared healthy, four people are self-isolating, and one person is still being monitored at the NTB Provincial General Hospital. "Alhamdulillah, their condition is good, there is only one person who is still being monitored and hopefully his condition doesn't go away. It's getting worse," he said, as reported by Antara, Friday, July 9. The Deputy Governor conveyed that the 13 positive cases of the delta variant of COVID-19 were spread across a number of areas in NTB, of which five cases were in Mataram City, two cases in West Lombok, one case in West Nusa Tenggara. Sumbawa, two cases from Central Java, one case from East Java, one case from West Java and one case in Bima Regency. Although the delta variant COVID-19 case has entered NTB, the Deputy Governor emphasized that NTB's condition is safe. Including, the availability of drugs, vitamins and oxygen. However, he stressed to the public to stay calm and be on higher alert. "In the sense of being more obedient, disciplined, and strictly implementing health protocols in every activity," he said. In addition, the Deputy Governor of NTB, urged the public to be vaccinated in order to achieve the 70 target. percent of the people of NTB who were vaccinated. "Work From Home (WFH) must be obeyed by the provinces and districts/cities, enforce health protocols in crowded centers such as markets, and for schools to pay close attention to whether or not face-to-face meetings are necessary (adjusted)," he said. Meanwhile, the Director of the NTB Provincial Hospital, Dr. Lalu Herman Mahaputra, admitted that the 13 positive cases came from outside the region, especially from Java. "This is coming from outside the region. Because we cannot close this NTB. This means that the mobilization of people is quite high. Therefore, currently we are tightening entry to NTB by including the results of the PCR test," he explained.

According to him, to suppress the rate of the latest variant of COVID-19, his party continues to do tracking. Including, speeding up the vaccination process for people who have not been vaccinated. "We hope that this vaccination can be accelerated, even though this vaccination is not the only one, but at least we can contain the virus," said Doctor Jack, who is familiarly called the Director of the NTB Provincial Hospital. July 8, 2021, the number of COVID-19 cases in NTB reached 15,289 cases, 13,855 recovered, 816 were still in isolation and 618 died.