PALANGKA RAYA – EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION BUREAU. The Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Handling Task Force delivered a press release on the progress of handling the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday (7/3/2022). The Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Task Force Team, as well as the Central Covid-19 Task Force, said that passengers on domestic flights were required to fill in e-HAC in the application of PeduliLindung before departure. This is to avoid long queues at the arrival airport.

E-HAC can be filled in as early as the day before the flight schedule and will be checked during check-in at the departure airport. This provision is effective as of March 3, 2022. In addition, e-HAC is also mandatory for travelers by land and sea transportation. “Don’t forget to immediately update the application of PeduliLindung to the latest version,” the Task Force Team urged.

The Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Task Force Team also appealed that in addition to vaccination, the compliance with health protocols as a living habit is a demand in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of accumulated data as of today, Monday (7/3/2022): there were 147 people confirmed positive for Covid-19 in Central Kalimantan, bringing the total to 54779 people. There were 441 patients recovered, bringing the total to 49653 people. And, there was no death case, so the total remained 1625 people, with a mortality rate (CFR) of 3.0%.

Confirmation cases have added by 147 people, namely in Palangka Raya (45 people), Katingan (7 people), East Kotawaringin (3 people), West Kotawaringin (10 people), Lamandau (7 people), Sukamara (4 people), Seruyan (10 people), Pulang Pisau (5 people), Kapuas (14 people), Gunung Mas (29 people), South Barito (8 people), East Barito (2 people), North Barito (2 people), and Murung Raya (1 person), so from 54632 people to 54779 people.

There were 441 people recovered, namely in Palangka Raya (249 people), Katingan (9 people), East Kotawaringin (7 people), West Kotawaringin (6 people), Lamandau (3 people), Sukamara (4 people), Seruyan (2 people), Pulang Pisau (12 people), Kapuas (80 people), Gunung Mas (18 people), South Barito (18 people), East Barito (9 people), and Murung Raya (24 people), so from 49212 people to 49653 people. There was a decrease of 295 people under treatment, so from 3796 people to 3501 people.

Furthermore, for Bed Occupancy in Hospitals (BOR), Intensive Beds did not change in Bed Occupancy (0.0%), so it remained at 50.00%, where there were 2 regencies and 1 municipality with BOR above 50%, namely East Kotawaringin Regency, West Kotawaringin Regency, and Palangka Raya. Meanwhile, Isolated Beds increased in Bed Occupancy (0.26%), so from 19.45% to 19.71%, in which there are 3 regencies with BOR above 50%, namely Murung Raya Regency, East Kotawaringin Regency, and South Barito Regency.

For the achievement of the vaccination target of 2,036,104, the realization of Dose I Vaccination for Central Kalimantan Province has reached 93.04%. All regencies/municipality have achieved above 70% of Dose I Vaccination.

Based on Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 14 of 2022 dated February 28, 2022 concerning the Enforcement of Restrictions on Community Activities at Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 and Optimizing the Command Post for Handling Corona Virus Disease 2019 at the Village and Sub-District Levels to Control the Transmission of Corona Virus Disease 2019 in Sumatra Region , Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua, for districts/cities in Central Kalimantan Province, two criteria are applied, namely Level 2 and Level 3 (valid 1 to 14 March 2022).

The regencies/municipality with these criteria include: Level 2 concists of West Kotawaringin and Sukamara; and Level 3 consists of South Barito, North Barito, Katingan, Pulang Pisau, East Barito, East Kotawaringin, Kapuas, Seruyan, Lamandau, Gunung Mas, Murung Raya, and Palangka Raya.

The Central Kalimantan Covid-19 Task Force Team reminded all Central Kalimantan people to continue to comply with health protocols to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.

“Those who are not aware of the health protocol, let’s have 5M mandatory, wearing masks, washing hands with soap or hand sanitizer, maintaining distance, limiting mobility, and avoiding crowds. Carry out 3T (Testing, Tracing, and Treatment) and immediately get vaccinated so that more people are protected and Covid-19 will soon pass in Central Kalimantan and all over the world,” the Task Force Team urged. (rik/transl.feb)