Cases Of Hemorrhagic Fever In Asmat, South Papua, Increased Again: 2 Peopletreated In Hospitals

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PAPUA - Cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and COVID-19 in Asmat Regency, South Papua, have increased again. Head of the Surveillance and Immunization Section of the Asmat Darsono District Health Office said that currently, the number of people infected with dengue has increased by two people until the cumulative number of 231 cases. Currently, two people are being treated at the Asmat Hospital and three others are undergoing outpatient treatment. People who have been infected with dengue come from Atsj District. Darsono admitted, with the increase in dengue cases and COVID-19, the Asmat Health Office was again aggressively conducting counseling and asking the public to tighten health protocols again by wearing masks when doing activities outside the home and washing hands. To suppress dengue cases, it is hoped that clean water reservoirs will be closed so as not to become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. "The public is asked to comply with what the health workers have said so that the cases do not increase," said Darsono.