Puasa Ramadhan

 The Corona Spread in Surabaya

            The aim of this report is to show the spread of covid-19 in Surabaya, East Java, which is considered not as rapid as the other big cities in Indonesia. The data for the people under medical supervision (ODP) and patients under supervision (PDP) along with death toll and the positively infected patients is taken from the health department as well as the interviews to the authorised parties.

The victims
It is confirmed that today on the 29th March 2020, the number of positively infected patients in Surabaya only is still slightly rising from 20 people to 25 people. Meanwhile, the patients under supervision (PDP) and people under medical supervision (ODP) are overall 45 and 78. However, there has been positive updates about the covid-19 patients as there 11 people are regarded as negatively infected and have been discharged from the hospital. It is quite in contrast to the number of death toll today, which is only one patients.

2.  The reason for the slight increase of victim

Such phenomena in Surabaya, if compared to the one in Jakarta or Bandung, is merely drastic. To find out more about such, the interviews to the medical experts in Surabaya, as well as the laymen was conducted on 16th to 21st of March in all areas in Surabaya. It is said that the slow increase of infection in this city is considerably due to the fact that the people in the city tends not to take mass-public transport as in Jakarta, the swift public awareness on the danger of corona so that social distancing can be easily applied here. Moreover, consuming turmeric, ginger and other spices which contains curcumin and does help the people raise their physical immunity, has been done by most residents of Surabaya on a daily or at least regular basis.

3.     Conclusion and Recommendation

In conclusion, based on the survey and the study result of the slow spread of corona virus in Surabaya, East Java, the main reason of such phenomenon is the different life style of the residents in this city compared to the ones in the capital plus the habits of consuming thyme for their physical immunity so that they are not easily infected by covid-19 outbreak. It shall be recommended for the Department of Health to suggest such habit to the whole people in Indonesia plus to ask the government to suggest the people consuming such thyme regularly to have better immunity to the virus.

How to prevent corona virus

1. Wash your hands often Wash your hands regularly and as often as possible with soap and water or ingredients containing alcohol will kill viruses that may be in your hands.

2. Apply social distancing Keep a minimum distance of 1 meter from those who cough or are clean. The reason is, when someone coughs or sneezes or is clean, they spray small drops of liquid from their nose or mouth that may contain viruses. If you get too close, you can breathe in water droplets that may contain the COVID-19 virus.

 3. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth The hand touches many surfaces and the virus might stick there. After being contaminated, the hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose, or mouth. From there, the virus can enter the body and can make you sick.

 4. Perform the correct rules of sneezing Make sure you, and those around you, always cover your mouth and cover your nose with elbows when they cough or are clean. Then immediately remove the used tissue. The reason, the droplets spread the virus.

5. If you have a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, get treatment immediately Stay at home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical help and follow the direction of your local health authority. National and local authorities will have the latest information about the situation in your area.