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| West Papua Provincial Government Will Cover the Cost of Medical Treatment To Its Residents Affected By Corona Virus |
District and city governments in West Papua endeavor to cover the cost of treatment for each patient who is confirmed positive for corona or Covid-19. In an emergency situation the government will make maximum efforts to address budgetary needs.
"I think for such a situation the government will take over, because this is in a state of progress," said the Head of the West Papua Health Office, Otto Parorongan, Tuesday (03/17/2020) then.
According to Otto, in the prevention and handling of corona cases in West Papua the Task Force will submit a budget to the local government.
Although until now there has not been found a case of covid in West Papua. He invited the community to simultaneously take preventive actions by implementing the appeal of the Covid-19 Task Force formed by the local government.
"To this day we have only sent samples once for laboratory testing and the results have been negative. That's a sample from the Chinese foreigners in Sorong, after that there aren't any more. Pray that there will be no more, "Otto added
The vigilance of the public and all agencies is considered to have a major role in preventing corona cases. He suggested traveling outside the area, especially in affected areas should be postponed temporarily.
"Increase body immunity by diligently engaging in physical activity and eating nutritious food. Also the most important thing is to maintain cleanliness by washing hands frequently, "he said.
The Governor of West Papua, Dominggus Mandacan, stated that the community has not yet implemented a lockdown policy. Although he acknowledged that activities outside the region for the state civil apparatus (ASN) began to be limited to suppress the potential for spread.
"Will see the scale of importance for the community. If the activity is very important for the community, we must go, "said Mandacan.
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