Jakarta – Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration, Abdul Halim Iskandar, has actually said that towns need to increase alertness to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and lessen the number of victims.
” Throughout 2020–2021, 659,136 villagers evaluated favorable for COVID-19, while at the nationwide level, citizens checking positive (for COVID-19) reached 4,267,451 An overall of 38,447 patients died in towns, while at the national level, 144,144 individuals gave in (to the virus),” Iskandar noted in a composed statement gotten here on Saturday.
Under the COVID-19 Reaction Town Program, villages independently formed voluntary groups that included all aspects of the community for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, he stated.
” The transmission of this infection is tough to control. Therefore, towns need to be prepared to handle it so that the effect of COVID-19 in villages can stay under control,” he said at the eighth anniversary commemoration of the Town Law in Sirnaresmi town, Cisolok, Sukabumi, West Java, on Saturday.
Information on following a healthy lifestyle was shared in 59,125 villages in 2020 and 47,535 villages in 2021, he mentioned.
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Handwashing centers in public locations were provided in 56,056 towns in 2020 and 48,416 towns in 2021, he said. Disinfectants were sprayed in 57,154 towns in 2020 and 45,103 villages in 2021, he added.
Town Gate Posts to manage the mobility of residents were integrated in 50,845 villages in 2020 and 49,022 towns in 2021, he notified.
” There were 39,683 towns that dispersed totally free masks to residents in 2020 and 46,648 in 2021,” he said.
In addition, as many as 1,880,174 individuals volunteered in towns for COVID-19 handling in 2020, the minister informed. As lots of as 1,684,598 volunteers in 2021 recognized isolation centers with 85,168 beds in 2020 and 91,094 beds in 2021, he added.
The seclusion centers were made use of by 191,610 villagers in 2020 and 44,601 villagers in 2021, Iskandar said.
The minister urged villagers to remain alert, saying the coronavirus is still present and continues to alter.
” Continue to follow the health protocols, use masks, and get vaccinated instantly,” he worried.
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