Bad News From The Ministry Of Health: The Trend Of Inpatients Outside Java-Bali Increases

Screenshot of Spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination of the Indonesian Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tarmizi (Photo: Andi Firdaus/Antara)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccination of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said a number of areas outside Java-Bali experienced an increasing trend of COVID-19 patients undergoing hospitalization in the past week. The increase mainly occurred outside Java and Bali," said Siti Nadia Tarmizi when delivering a virtual statement to reporters on the YouTube channel FMB9 which was monitored from Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday. But on the other hand, Nadia said, the use of hospital beds for The isolation rooms and ICUs for COVID-19 patients were reported to have experienced a significant decline. A number of provinces still have more than 80 percent of isolation beds occupied, namely West Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, Yogyakarta, Bali, East Kalimantan and Gorontalo. of 80 percent are in West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, West Java, Special Regions Yogyakarta, Banten and East Kalimantan. Nadia said that monitoring of population movements using Google Mobility data is also continuously carried out to monitor movements and their potential impact in increasing cases. -19 "Several examples of provinces showing signs of increasing movement mainly occur in the retail and transit sectors which represent the movement of people in places such as restaurants, cafes, shopping centers and so on," he said.

According to Nadia, this increase in movement will have the potential for interaction between communities and affect the potential for transmission. "Therefore, we urge business actors who have started operating to ensure guests or visitors always apply health protocols in accordance with level 3 and level 4 PPKM rules. "In addition, said Nadia, vaccination efforts must also be accelerated according to the targets that have been set by prioritizing high-risk populations and vulnerable populations. death," he said.