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Delta Variant; Luhut Appeals to People Not to Self-isolate at Home

6 August 2021 16:57 WIB

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (left) inspects the MSME booth at the peak event of the Proudly Made in Indonesia National Movement in Puncak Waringin, Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Friday 18 June 2021. The activity entitled "Digital Sparkling Flobamora" This is expected to support the government's program to restore the national economy and tourism affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. ANTARA PHOTOS/Rivan Awal Lingga

TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - Following concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan asked local governments to persuade people undergoing COVID-19 self-isolation at home to move to integrated isolation centers.

“We have received reports that about 6,000 residents are self-isolating at home in Sleman, while only 234 people are in the isolation shelter. They must be moved so as not to infect others,” said Luhut while monitoring the mass vaccination in Sleman, Friday, August 6.

He said transferring patients at home to shelters was important given the ferocity of the Delta variant. 

“This variant is very dangerous because it attacks the respiratory system. Once the virus enters the body, the person’s oxygen saturation will be below 95% and continue to drop to below 90%. If it is not treated [immediately], the death possibility rate is high,” Luhut added.

According to him, many self-isolating patients died at home because no one was monitoring their oxygen saturation. “So centralized isolation shelters are the solution because facilities, doctors, and medicines are available there,” he underlined.

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan also asked local governments, the National Police, and the Indonesian Military (TNI) to visit people’s homes and look for COVID-19 self-isolating patients to be moved to isolation centers. Regional governments are also urged to intensify tracing and testing to meet the WHO standard.

Read: Eijkman: Merah Putih Vaccine to Be Tested Against Delta Variant

PRIBADI WICAKSONO (CONTRIBUTOR)



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