Bali Health Office: Isoman COVID-19 Residents More Than 5 Thousand People

The head of the Bali Health Office, dr. Ketut Suarjaya (IST)

DENPASAR - The number of positive COVID-19 patients undergoing self-isolation (isoman) in Bali is still high. The total is about 5 thousand people.

"In Bali, there are more than 5,000 (people) who are self-isolating. The distribution of free medicine packages from the center is directly coordinated by the TNI, and these I, II and III drug packages were sent from the TNI health center to the Udayana Kodam IX (KesDAM)," said The head of the Bali Health Office, dr. Ketut Suarjaya, Wednesday, July 21.

"These drug packages are given and distributed to those who are undergoing self-isolation in regencies and cities which are centered in hotels and villages as well as sub-districts," he added.

Suarjaya explained that until now, there are 1,400 drug packages from the center that have been distributed throughout Bali for asymptomatic and mild symptomatic patients.

The distribution of COVID-19 therapeutic drugs was carried out by the Udayana Military Command IX and then handed over to the Babinsa which was supervised by the Customary Village Mutual Assistance Task Force and the local health center.

"After these drugs are handed over to OTG patients who are self-isolating, they will continue to be monitored by the puskesmas through telemedicine coordinated by the District and Provincial Health Offices," he said.

Meanwhile, the Bali Regional Secretary who also serves as the Daily Chair of the Bali COVID-19 Response, Dewa Made Indra, appreciated the synergy between the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University (Unud).

The Bali Province Covid-19 Task Force, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Bali, Sanglah Hospital and the Indonesian Blood Donor Association (PDDI) Bali to carry out convalescent plasma therapy blood donation.

"Which will later be used to share with others, society, nation and state," he said.

As the number of new cases increases, the pressure on hospitals increases as patients treated also increase.

"Because those being treated are also high, so the need for convalescent blood and plasma is increasing, so the Faculty of Medicine, Unud, cooperatively and integratedly raises and builds collaborations with related elements to carry out convalescent plasma blood donors and regular blood donors to help and help others in need and Of course, he is still in the hospital," said Dewa Indra.