PALEMBANG, KOMPAS.TV – Although cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, or DBD in South Sumatra it decreased, but people were asked to remain vigilant by taking preventative measures.
People who do treatment for the consequences DBD also required to follow regulations related to covid-19 in health facilities.
People in South Sumatra are asked to independently take preventive actions during the rainy season, to avoid Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, or DBD, especially when it is still during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This independent effort can be done by draining and closing water storage, and burying used goods at risk as a place for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito to breed.
The South Sumatra Health Office, has prepared a number of needs for prevention and control DBD, in the District through the Puskesmas.
They also adjust the rules from the relevant Ministry of Health DBD, which requires that the patient is suffering DBD, with symptoms of fever for 1 to 5 days, a rapid test will be carried out, then an epidemiological investigation.
For the number of cases DBD in this province, Dinkes South Sumatra recorded a decline, which was influenced by changes in people’s clean living habits during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Throughout 2020, cases DBD of South Sumatra 2,120 cases were recorded, a decrease compared to 2019 with 2,799 cases. Palembang is the city with the highest number of DHF cases with 409 cases because the population has high mobility and topographic factors.
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