JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said there was a significant downward trend in COVID-19 cases in DKI Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java. However, you must remain vigilant, not to be slack to always apply health protocols.
"I ask my friends, even though there is a decrease compared to the first week of implementing PPKM (Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions), the downward trend in mobility and activity must be maintained," he said in a written statement in Jakarta, Saturday, July 24.
He said the downward trend in cases had occurred since the first week of PPKM. Luhut, who is also the Coordinator of the Java-Bali PPKM, said that efforts to maintain the decline in mobility and activity will encourage a decrease in cases. This is based on the variable rate of case transmission, health response, and sociological conditions of the community.
Therefore, he asked all regional heads in the Java and Bali regions to continue to tighten and provide education to the public regarding health protocols.
He explained the significant downward trend in the composite index in DKI Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java. Luhut claimed that most areas had passed the peak of cases and began to lead to a decline.
However, he is concerned about the high number of deaths that still need to be watched out for. "Regarding the Special Region of Yogyakarta, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java, I request to make a special report on the causes of the high mortality rate, and provide suggestions for efforts to reduce the death rate," he said as reported by Antara.
isoman patientIn addition to the implementation of PPKM, Luhut also highlighted the handling of patients who are self-isolating who need more attention. "I think the treatment of patients who are self-isolating needs to be considered, because in general those who are taken to the hospital are already at a severe level," he said.
Responding to this, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that based on reports he received via telephone contact with several doctors who nursed COVID-19 patients, patients who were brought to the hospital were generally in severe condition. "Patients who are not helped generally enter the hospital late, their oxygen saturation is only 70 or 80," he said.
In fact, the incubation period and the illness period for patients with the Delta variant of COVID-19 are relatively fast. Related to this, he will coordinate with the puskesmas to complete the oximeter facility. "So if the saturation is still above 94 it is still safe to do isoman at home with a record of not having symptoms. But if you are symptomatic and the saturation is below 94, you must immediately be treated at an isoter location (integrated isolation) or a hospital that has medical equipment and health facilities," he said .
Regarding isoman patients, Luhut ordered the TNI Commander to coordinate the testing and investigation of cases which will begin on Monday 26 July in seven agglomeration areas in Java and Bali.
The target is that a minimum of testing and tracking is carried out on eight close contacts per COVID-19 patient, which is achieved in the next two weeks. "If possible, the TNI will speed up the 'testing' process, so that we can bring patients when the saturation is still above 80 so that they can still be helped," said Luhut Pandjaitan.
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