JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo confirmed that there was no indication of the corona virus entering Indonesia, as of Monday, December 27. He expressed this on his Instagram account, @jokowi. In his upload, he also embedded an infographic about the corona virus.
"Several countries in the Southeast Asian region have confirmed the entry of the corona virus. However, so far, there has been no indication of the spread of the virus in Indonesia," said Jokowi.
Nevertheless, he added, Indonesia needed to remain vigilant and careful. The President has instructed Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to anticipate an outbreak of this virus, while at the same time increasing preparedness.
"As a preventive measure, the government has tightened surveillance at airports to detect and monitor incoming passengers, especially from countries that are thought to have confirmed the presence of this new virus. A total of 135 thermo scanners have been activated at 135 country entrances, both land, sea and air. , "he said.
He added that the government has prepared 100 referral hospitals with isolation room facilities for patients with symptoms of diseases in the lungs and other respiratory tracts, such as RSPI Sulianti Saroso in Jakarta, and other hospitals in Jakarta and various regions.
The corona virus, launched from gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com, began to enter several countries in Southeast Asia, after being discovered in Wuhan, China some time ago. For example, Malaysia reported four cases, Thailand there were eight cases, Singapore four cases, and two cases in Vietnam. Of a total of 2,014 confirmed cases, 80 of them died from the disease.
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