New Government Policy: COVID-19 Patients Without Symptoms Will No Longer Be Treated In Hospitals

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JAKARTA - The government, in this case the health authorities, will not treat patients who are confirmed positive for COVID-19 without symptoms. Instead of treating patients to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19, these patients have to carry out strict independent isolation. "Let's understand again, that positive confirmation cases without symptoms we will not be treated in the hospital. Because there are no symptoms and no indications for hospitalization," he said, at the BNPB Building, East Jakarta, Saturday, 18 Juli. Yuri said that several regions had isolated them in groups under strict supervision. This is because it is feared that it could become a source of transmission in the community. "However, in some areas there are still those who give freedom to isolate independently," he said. According to Yuri, because there are still positive cases of COVID-19 without symptoms, health authorities must carry out contact tracing massive. This aims to determine the chain of distribution of the virus. "We have to understand that there is a possibility that positive confirmation cases have not been detected without symptoms, therefore tracing close contact becomes something important," he said. After being found, the person who has been detected must perform testing. , both the rapid test and the PCR test. If the result is positive then self-isolation must be carried out. However, if you are symptomatic and require treatment services, you should be referred to a hospital. The goal is whether this will be another source of transmission. Most of the suspect cases were identified as complaints and in hospital, therefore confirmation cases without symptoms or asymptomatic were a common concern. Obey the health protocol, "he said. For your information, as of June 18, the accumulation of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has overtaken the number of cases in China. Judging from the website www.worldometers.info, the total cases of countries that have the first corona virus patients are in the numbers. 83,644 with an increase of 22 cases today. Total patients recovered 78,758 and 4,634 deaths. Meanwhile, in Indonesia there were an additional 1,752 confirmed positive cases per Saturday, July 18 at 12.00 WIB. Total positive cases became 84,882 people. The number of patients died per day In this case, 59 people died, bringing the total to 4,016, 1,434 people so that the total number of cases recovered was 43,268.