Mayor Abdullah Asks Head Of Public Health Center In Kediri To Pay Attention To Details Of Tracing Results For COVID-19 Positive Residents

Kediri Mayor Abdullah Abu Bakar (Photo: ANTARA)

KEDIRI - Mayor of Kediri Abdullah Abu Bakar invited the head of the puskesmas to examine the field data from tracing residents who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 as an effort to handle COVID-19. This is done to prevent the emergence of new clusters.

"So that further tracing data can be immediately followed up in the field so that new clusters do not appear," he said at a coordination event for the handling of COVID-19 Kediri (Kopi Paid) in Kediri, East Java, Antara, Friday, August 6.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Kediri City Health Office, Dr. Fauzan Adima, conveyed the importance of analyzing field data. If the officer has received a report, it is recommended that it be identified immediately so that it can be handled more quickly.

"If there are cases, the clusters will be identified immediately, so that the spread can be stopped more quickly," said Fauzan.

He also appealed to the public if there were residents who died of illness with flu-like symptoms, immediately report to the village or health center. Residents are also advised not to be afraid to do tracing, in order to anticipate the spread of the virus.

"What often happens is that people are reluctant to report deaths to officers, so it is not known whether a funeral is necessary according to health protocols or not," he said.

The head of the Campurejo Regional Health Center, doctor Purnanti Kipnandari, revealed that in the Campurejo Puskesmas working area, residents were also found to have died with symptoms similar to COVID-19, so testing was necessary. Of the 37 targets, there were 11 people whose results were confirmed positive.

"After we conducted a question and answer session with the family, it turned out that the history of illness and the medication pointed to COVID-19," said Purnanti Kipnandari.

Purnanti also conveyed the cluster of findings from a takziah event that was attended by residents. This is concluded after tracking the sequence of activities carried out by residents and the results of the tracing.

"The bodies were buried without the COVID-19 burial protocol and many neighbors mourned," said Purnanti.

The Kediri City Health Office recorded that on Thursday today there were 3,041 people who had been confirmed positive for COVID-19. There are 688 people who are still being treated, 2,096 people have recovered and 257 people have died.