The head of the Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) Research Team for SARS-CoV-2, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FK-KMK UGM), Dr Gunadi PhD, SpBA, said the main factor that caused the spike in cases was social interaction. massive and violation of health protocols during the Eid holiday.
This is exacerbated by the presence of variance corona virus new ones that spread more quickly.
“Because of the high social interaction plus not being disciplined in carrying out health protocols, it increases the transmission of the virus, thereby driving a spike in cases,” said Dr. Gunadi, quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Health, Wednesday (16/6/2021).
Varian Delta or B1617.2 is known to be more contagious than the original variant. Moreover, the Delta variant can re-infect COVID-19 patients and further weaken the patient’s immune system.
On the occasion, the spokesperson for the COVID-19 vaccination of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the current spike in cases was due to the increasing movement of people from the beginning of Ramadan to its peak after Eid al-Fitr.
Not to mention, many people have started to ignore health protocols.
“It is estimated that the number of people who move from one city to another during the homecoming or return flow reaches 5 to 6 million people. This condition is the cause of the spike in cases plus the lax health protocols in the community so that the rate of transmission of the virus in the community is the cause of the increase,” he explained. Dr. Nadia.
Experts constantly remind them to always be disciplined in implementing health protocols, including those who have been vaccinated.
“We certainly don’t want a spike in cases that occurred in a number of provinces and resulted in a drastic increase in hospital occupancy rates in the areas where we live,” concluded Dr. Nadia.
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