An Indonesian soldier wears a specially-designed helmet that can determine body temperature level of another individual within a 10- meter range. (Picture courtesy of the Indonesian Military)
BY: THE JAKARTA GLOBE
JULY 10, 2020
Jakarta. A sudden rise in coronavirus cases in West Java on Thursday was generally activated by infection data from the Military college in the provincial capital of Bandung, the National Covid-19 Task Force has actually stated.
Indonesia’s biggest province reported a shocking 962 new cases, the highest daily increase ever reported by a single province considering that the outbreak.
That resulted in a new one-day record of 2,657 cases countrywide, 43 percent greater than the previous high a day previously. The nation has never reported more than 2,000 cases in a day since very first cases were detected early in March.
Nevertheless, task force spokesperson Achmad Yurianto stated the surge was isolated in a single cluster and 14- day quarantine was already in place.
He likewise said hundreds of new cases being reported on Thursday were collected from test results at the academy given that late June.
” The number came from the cluster where we have actually concluded epidemiological screening within consecutive days given that June 29,” Achmad said in Jakarta.
The screening at the academy for would-be army officers found 1,262 favorable cases amongst cadets and trainers, some of them had actually been contributed to earlier everyday updates on Covid-19
Of the contaminated soldiers, 17 were confessed to the Dustira Health center in the nearby town of Cimahi with symptoms like fever, coughs and breathing problems, Achmad said.
The rest were asymptomatic cases and all of them were positioned under quarantine.
” The whole facilities of the academy for would-be army officers in Bandung have actually been separated. Individuals movement to and from the compound is strictly forbidden,” Achmad stated.
Medical staffs from the provincial and local health companies as well as workers from the Siliwangi Armed force Command were included to enforce the quarantine to prevent additional transmission, he stated.
” We ensure that there is no transmission outside the compound, which is put under maximum security,” he said.
Households of the contaminated cadets and trainers are banned from paying a visit up until the quarantine is finished, however they can communicate over cellular phones, he added.
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