SOLOPOS.COM – The Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, met with the Commander of the Indonesian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanography Center (Pushidronal), Vice Admiral Nurhidayat, in his office, Wednesday (3/8/2022). (Special/Central Java Public Relations)
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Solopos.com, SEMARANG — Governor of Central Java, Pranowo rewardasked the central government to tighten the entrance to Indonesia.
According to the Governor of Central Java, these efforts are needed to anticipate monkeypox outbreaks that have emerged in a number of foreign countries.
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Therefore, Ganjar asked all components of society to remain vigilant. He also hoped that the central government would tighten the entrance to Indonesia considering the origin of this outbreak from outside the country.
“We ask because there must be external influences. So the entrance to Indonesia still needs tightening and checking using a lot of equipment to be safe,” said Ganjar after receiving the Commander of the Indonesian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanography Center (Pushidronal), Vice Admiral Nurhidayat, in his office, Wednesday (3/8/2022). quoted by Solopos.com from the https://jatengprov.go.id/ page on Thursday (4/8/2022).
Ganjar said that the monkeypox epidemic was a concern in Central Java. The Governor of Central Java conveyed this after it was found that a resident of Central Java was suspected of having monkeypox or monkeypox.
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A resident is still undergoing isolation and his condition is being monitored intensively by the Central Java Provincial Health Office (Dinkes). “We are still monitoring it to this day. Yesterday there was something like that [cacar monyet]but it is still being investigated,” he said.
Ganjar explained that the patient was symptomatic, but it was not confirmed that he was positive for monkeypox. “We have not dared to determine whether it is monkeypox or not. But we are still monitoring,” he said.
He said similar cases had been found. Patients with monkeypox-like symptoms, he continued, but the results of the examination were negative.
“In the past, someone came into us. I’ve checked, but the results of the last lab examination are not. Thank God,” he said.
However, he appealed to the people of Indonesia, especially Central Java, not to panic. He advised the public to maintain a healthy lifestyle and mandatory health protocols.
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“The people of Central Java don’t need to panic. If you feel unwell immediately check it is the easiest. In the context of Covid-19 it is the same. Immediately do a booster, wear your mask so God willing, it’s safe,” he said.
Separately, the Head of the Central Java Health Office, Yunita Dyah Suminar, said that the suspected monkeypox patient in Central Java was undergoing isolation. His condition is still being monitored intensively by the local hospital.
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