WHO, The World health organization recently said that Indonesia is well equipped to anticipate and fight the epidemic of Corona Virus which by Wednesday killed over 132 people in China.
Authorities have taken necessary preventive measures to defend against Corona virus at 135 entry points of the archipelago. These points include sea ports, airports and border areas. Preventive measures have been taken by installing thermal scanners, medical check ups and posts to examine the suspected carriers of the virus.
“Indonesia has a functioning early warning system and 100 hospitals in various locations that serve as referral [centers] and can handle cases with proper measures as well as effective infection prevention, " WHO representative for Indonesia, Navaratnasamy Paranietharan, said as quoted by Antara.
13 suspects of the virus carriers are under observation in the hospitals as per the data of Health Ministry. 11 of the patients have been cleared with the tests negative as per Tuesday while 2 are still under observation.
According to the ministry, the suspected cases were reported in Jakarta, Manado in South Sulawesi, Bali and Sorong in West Papua, among other locations.
Bearing similarities to severe acute respiratory syndrome, corona virus has already killed 132 people in China and over 6000 infected victims in other countries.
The WHO has declared the outbreak an emergency in China, but has not yet declared a global emergency. (gis)