By: Putu Prawira
Corona is getting crazier and we have to increase our vigilance, so we don’t become the next patient. In addition to mandatory vaccination, you must also be disciplined in implementing the 5M health protocol and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. When discipline and immunity are stable, the body will be free from the attack of the covid-19 virus.
The number of corona patients rose again, from ‘only’ 20,000 to 23,000 people per day. The surge in patients is even higher than at the start of the pandemic last year. The government implements emergency PPKM strictly in order to reduce the mobility of citizens, and the people themselves understand that this is done to deal with the increasing number of corona patients.
In addition to obeying the points in the emergency PPKM, we are also obliged to do several things so that we don’t get corona. The first is vaccination, because if the body has received an injection, its immunity will increase and be stronger when attacked by the covid-19 virus that roams out there. Sinovac and AstraZaneca vaccines are equally effective in overcoming the delta variant corona.
Why is the delta variant corona a must watch out for? The reason is because it is a double-mutated virus, so its attacks are faster and stronger. With vaccination, the body will be more immune, even though this vaccine came before the corona delta entered Indonesia. The reason is because of its high efficacy.
West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil stated that we all must obey the 5M health protocol, the reason is because the corona delta has already circulated in Indonesia, even attacking the younger generation and teenagers, based on data from Borromeus Hospital.
In a sense, if many young people are infected with the Covid-19 virus, they are exposed to the threat of death and will be dangerous, because Indonesia’s future will be worrying. Candidates for national leaders must be kept healthy.
It is possible that teenagers have contracted the corona virus because they have not been vaccinated, because at the beginning of the national vaccination program, only Indonesian citizens over the age of 18 could get it. Therefore, they must also obey health protocols and do not hang out carelessly. Mabar activities are temporarily suspended and it is better to stay at home.
The socialization of the 5M health protocol continues, because there are still people who are lazy to wear masks, or don’t wear them properly (not covering their nose and mouth). Even to avoid the corona delta, it is mandatory to wear 2 masks at once, namely a medical mask and a cloth mask, to better protect against OTG droplets.
In addition to being required to wear masks and wash hands, they must also keep their distance and avoid crowds. Don’t even deliberately create a crowd, if you don’t want to be disbanded by the Covid Task Force. When the micro PPKM is in an emergency, the task force team goes around more often to monitor whether there are mobs in an area, and they are indeed assigned to dispel them.
Community mobility is also limited during emergency micro-PPKM. This is to keep them in compliance with the last point in the 5M health protocol, which is reducing mobility. Don’t travel outside the city, let alone wander around without a mask, so you don’t get corona.
We are also obliged to maintain a lifestyle and turn it into a healthy lifestyle. Consume at least 8 glasses of water a day and eat fresh fruit to get vitamins naturally. Add a portion of vegetables in the diet and must be 4 healthy 5 perfect. The goal is to maintain the body’s immunity and not easily get corona.
A healthy lifestyle is also balanced with exercise, and when you are at home you can practice yoga or jog around the room. Exercise must be done regularly so that the metabolism is maintained and the body is more fit.
We still have to protect ourselves from the corona virus by obeying the 5M health protocol, getting vaccinated, and maintaining health by exercising and consuming healthy food. All efforts are being made to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. If everyone is disciplined, the number of covid patients will decrease and we can be free from the pandemic period as soon as possible.
(The author is a contributor to the Press Circle and Cikini Students)