Banyuwangi Health Office Admits Difficulties In Detection Of New Cases Of COVID-19

Medical personnel during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 (ANTARA)

Head of the Banyuwangi Health Service (Dinkes) Amir Hidayat, stated that currently his party is experiencing difficulties in identifying the Covid 19 case in Banyuwangi. The reason is the refusal of patients to carry out swab tests. "Currently we are facing serious challenges in identifying new cases because most patients reject the swab process, making it difficult for medical personnel to carry out accurate identification," said Amir Hidayat Monday, December 18. Banyuwangi Health Service has provided 2,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine accessible to the public at the Blambangan Center for Public Health. It is known that currently, the Covid-19 variant circulating in Indonesia is the Omicron variant, with Eris EG.5 and EG.2. Most recently, Eris EG 5.1 sub-variants emerged and their derivatives, HK.3.Amir explained that Eris sub-variants have a fairly high spread speed. For this reason, we will issue an appeal from the public to increase immunity as well as prepare vaccinations, especially for those who have not received the second booster injection, "explained Amir. Banyuwangi Health Office in collaboration with the Banyuwangi Police also makes 9 joint security and health services posts spread from the northern region of Wongsorejo District to the Southern Region in Kalibaru District.

Amir advised the public to know ethics in sneezing and coughing outside and indoors. "The pandemic is gone but Covid-19 is still around us, this is what we need to watch out for. Especially I want to order ethics to sneezing and coughing. Friends sometimes, if they sneezing and coughing, it's not closed, it's spread everywhere," he concluded.