Telemedicine Service for Isoman Patients Officially Launched
After a discourse a few days ago, the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) in collaboration with the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) has officially launched telemedicine services for patients in self-isolation (Isoman) and centralized isolation (Isoter). This was revealed by the Coordinator of the Data and Information Sector of the Buleleng Regency Covid-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) Ketut Suwarmawan through a press release on Tuesday (10/8)
Furthermore, Suwarmawan said that through telemedicine in Buleleng Regency as a pilot project, doctors from IDI Kab. Buleleng and the Faculty of Medicine, Ganesha University of Education.
In addition to health consultations through telemedicine, his party will also provide health education to Isoman and Isoter patients virtually through video conference. The program is planned to be held twice a week.
Meanwhile, regarding the development of handling Covid-19 confirmation cases in Buleleng Regency, Suwarmawan said that today there were 194 new confirmations consisting of 19 people from Banjar District, 68 people from Buleleng District, 8 people from Busungbiu District, 8 people from Gerokgak District, and 9 people from Kubuaddan District. , Sawan District 24 people, Seririt District 18 people, Sukasada District 29 people, and Tejakula District 11 people. 4 people died.
While the recovery rate was 158 people, consisting of 9 people from Banjar Subdistrict, 64 people from Buleleng Subdistrict, 13 people from Busungbiu Subdistrict, 9 people from Gerokgak Subdistrict, 8 people from KubuAddan Subdistrict, 28 people from Sawan Subdistrict, 28 people in Sawan Subdistrict, 8 people in Seririt Subdistrict, and 8 people from Sawan District. Sukasada 9 people, and 10 people in the District Tejakula.
Cumulatively, confirmed cases in Buleleng Regency were 8,507 people with details of 6,988 recovered, 353 people died, 1,154 people were treated in Buleleng, and 12 people were treated outside Buleleng.
Build Herd Immunity in Buleleng Regency, Today Dose II Vaccination Continues in a Number of Villages/Kelurahan
In order to build herd immunity, the Buleleng Regency Covid-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) has intensively carried out dose II vaccinations for the people of Buleleng. Even today, Monday (9/8), the second dose of vaccination was carried out in a number of villages and sub-districts. This was stated by the Coordinator for the Data and Information Sector of the Covid-19 Handling Task Force of Buleleng Regency, Ketut Suwarmawan.
Furthermore, Suwarmawan said that a number of villages targeted for the second dose of vaccination today include Banyuasri, Banjar Tegal, Liligundi, Banyuning, Penarukan, Kajanan, Banjar Jawa, Kaliuntu, Kampung Anyar, and Banjar Bali. While the villages include the villages of Anturan, Nagasepeha, Reasongker and Jinengdalem.
In addition to the general vaccination which was held in a number of villages and sub-districts, his party also administered dose II vaccination for adolescents aged 12-17 years at SMPN 4 Sawan, SMPN 4 Gerokgak, SMPN 2 Gerokgak, and SMPN 1 Seririt.
Meanwhile, regarding the latest data on Covid-19 cases in Buleleng Regency, Suwarmawan said there are now 65 new confirmations, consisting of 1 person in Banjar Subdistrict, 19 Buleleng Subdistrict, 3 people in Gerokgak Subdistrict, 21 Kubuaddan Subdistrict, 6 people in Sawan Subdistrict, and 6 people in the District of Sawan. Seririt 5 people, Sukasada District 7 people, and Tejakula District 3 people. 6 people died.
Meanwhile, there were 145 people who recovered, consisting of 26 people from Banjar District, 50 people from Buleleng District, 6 people from Busungbiu District, 6 people from Gerokgak District, 4 people from Kubuaddan District, 21 people from Sawan District, 18 people from Seririt District, 10 people from Sukasada District, and Tejakula District 4 people.
Cumulatively, in Buleleng Regency there were 8,313 confirmed cases with details of 6,830 recovering, 349 deaths, 1,118 people being treated in Buleleng and 16 people being treated outside Buleleng.
Fast and Right on Target, 50 Food Packages Distributed to Pertuni Buleleng
Steps to move quickly and on target are gradually being carried out by the Social Service of Buleleng Regency in distributing various sources of social assistance in the form of basic necessities. This time, sources of assistance from structural officials and state civil apparatus (ASN) within the Buleleng Regency Government have been channeled to target people with disabilities.
The Head of Buleleng Social Service, I Putu Karimaman Putra, S.Sos.MM confirmed that today, Tuesday (10/8), Buleleng residents, especially people with disabilities, have received basic food assistance from the Buleleng ASN. "We handed over 50 food packages to the Indonesian Blind Association (Pertuni) Buleleng Regency. They are really directly affected by this pandemic, especially with disabilities," said Kadis Karimaman when confirmed via telephone.
He added that the distribution of basic food assistance was always guided by integrated data social welfare (DTKS), both program recipients and non-program recipients. Kadis Karimaman explained that in distributing basic necessities to people with disabilities, the institutions first recorded data to find out the amount of the disability quota.
In addition, assistance for people with disabilities who have not been touched by basic food assistance will continue to be provided, including the elderly with disabilities. “Those (persons with disabilities, ed), who have received the program have received cash assistance that goes directly to their respective accounts. Even so, we continue to distribute basic food assistance because this is an incidental element in a pandemic situation," he concluded.
