Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy considered South Kalimantan has succeeded in lowering hospital bed occupancy rate (BOR), one of the indicators of decreasing cases of COVID-19 transmission.
"I check the Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin, the referral for COVID-19 patients, the BOR is below 50 percent. This is a good condition in an effort to press the cases," he said in Banjarmasin, Wednesday.
According to him, the government of South Kalimantan has implemented a strategy to stem COVID-19 infection as it is done in Java and Bali.
In addition to enforcing health protocols, tracing cases, examination, as well as vaccination, the regional government made efforts to meet the need for medicine and medical devices to support the handling of COVID-19 patients.
"Including the availability of oxygen. 20 tons of aid has come from Singapore. This can help meet the oxygen need in hospitals," he said.
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The local government also bought 56 tons of oxygen from Surabaya, East Java, to meet the need for referral hospitals for handling COVID-19 patients.
"I think the current conditions in South Kalimantan are relatively safe. All problems can be solved...," said Muhadjir.
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