As part of the Central Java provincial government’s endeavors, our hospital is ready to assist in the handling of COVID-19 patients from KudusBoyolali, C Java (ANTARA) - Some 389 COVID-19 asymptomatic carriers from greater Solo and Kudus District's areas commenced their mandatory quarantine at the Donohudan haj dormitory in Boyolali District, Central Java, since early this week.
They are the residents of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Boyolali, Klaten, Wonogiri, Karanganyar, and Sragen, Boyolali Police Chief Adjunct Sen. Coms. Morry Ermond stated here on Tuesday.
Some 216 of the 389 asymptomatic carriers were transported to the haj dormitory from Kudus District's areas, while 173 others came from the greater Solo areas, he revealed.
The residents of Kudus District are staying at the Medinah building, while their colleagues from the greater Solo areas are accommodated at the Mekah building, he noted.
During their stay at the haj dormitory, they are supervised by a team of medical workers.
Over the past few days, several areas in Central Java Province recorded a significant hike in new COVID-19 cases.
The provincial government has classified Kudus, Jepara, Pati, Demak, Grobogan, Sragen, Brebes, and Tegal districts as "red zones" on account of their high infection risks.
To stem the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kudus, the district has received 96 medical workers from other areas in Central Java.
The medical workers comprised five lung specialists, five internists, 38 general practitioners, and 48 nurses, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo remarked.
The five lung specialists and five internists were deployed by the Dr Moewardi Public Hospital in Surakarta.
The public hospital's director, Cahyono Hadi, is optimistic that no additional doctors would further be deployed to Kudus District.
However, Hadi remarked that the Dr Moewardi Public Hospital was prepared to receive COVID-19 patients that the medical workers in Kudus had requested to be moved there.
"As part of the Central Java provincial government’s endeavors, our hospital is ready to assist in the handling of COVID-19 patients from Kudus," Hadi remarked.
Currently, the hospital's management has readied at least 190 beds, while the hospital's bed occupancy rate remains below 50 percent, he noted.
In the wake of the growing number of coronavirus cases in Kudus, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stressed on the significance of boosting testing, tracing, and treatment.
In a recent press statement, Prabowo emphasized that along with bolstering testing, tracing, and treatment, the local residents should also continue to diligently follow the 5M health protocols.
The 5M health protocols encompass "wearing face masks", "washing hands", "maintaining physical distancing measure", "avoiding crowds", and "reducing mobility".
In the company of Indonesian Military Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Head Ganip Warsito, Prabowo paid a visit to Kudus over the weekend, as the district had recorded a major spike in new COVID-19 cases.
The local residents that were traced should remain homebound and conduct self-isolation until their swab test results are issued, Prabowo reiterated.
Those required to self-isolate will be monitored by military and police officers, tasked with ensuring optimal enforcement of the micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM-Mikro) to stem COVID-19 transmission, he affirmed.
If the residents' swab test results confirmed that they suffer from COVID-19 symptoms, they would be moved from their homes to the Donoyudan Boyolali Haj Dormitory.
Equipped with 800 beds and a sufficient number of doctors and health workers, the haj dormitory is safeguarded by military and police officers, he remarked.
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