Many Covid-19 Clusters Appear Before Eid, This Epidemiologist Said

KOMPAS.com – A number of new clusters Covid-19 appeared ahead of Lebaran 2021 in various regions.

One of them is the homecoming cluster or celebration cluster which happened in Pati district, Central Java.

The transmission of the virus began when a resident who had just returned from Jakarta held a celebration.

After the celebration, 37 residents tested positive for Covid-19.

It is known that the owner of the hospital fell ill and had to be hospitalized after holding a celebration. Later, from the results of the swab examination, the host tested positive for Covid-19.

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So, what triggers the emergence of the clusters corona virus the?

Impact of Government relaxation

Airlangga University (Unair) Surabaya epidemiologist Windhu Purnomo said the emergence of this new cluster, according to him, could not be separated from the relaxation carried out by the government.

According to him, it seemed as if the government had won against the virus corona, with many shopping malls bustling again and crowd-inducing activity allowed.

“So we are not really preventing the transmission of this virus. We are noticing that cases have decreased too quickly,” said Windhu to Kompas.com, Sunday (2/5/2021).

Although education is still being echoed by the government, it is not enough to stem the rate of mobilization and the crowd.

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