Kapanlagi.com - During the corona covid-19 pandemic, there are several color zones used to describe the spread of the corona covid-19 virus. For example, East Java is the highest compared to other regions, dominated by red and even black colors.
The number of confirmed positive cases of the corona virus covid-19 in some areas of Indonesia still shows an increasing trend. Based on the latest data, East Java has a relatively high number of confirmed positive cases of the corona covid-19 virus. As of today (06/03/2020), there have been 5132 cases as seen on infocovid19.jatimprov.go.id. The detailed breakdown of the total number is as follows: 3904 are under treatment, 799 have recovered, and 429 have died.
Looking at the spread map of the corona covid-19 virus, the majority of areas are dominated by red color, with the highest concentration in Surabaya. On the spread map, Surabaya appears as a very dark red zone, almost black.
"In East Java, the number of cases is the second highest in Indonesia, with about 50-65 percent contributed by Surabaya. This is only based on absolute numbers, it appears black because it is only seen from the total number of cases, not from the Rt (transmission rate). Not comprehensive in conducting its epidemiological assessment," said Dr. Windhu Purnomo, PSBB and Surveillance Advocacy Team, Faculty of Public Health, as quoted from liputan6.com.
The new term as a black zone in Surabaya is being widely discussed by the community. So what does the color zone mean during the corona covid-19 pandemic?
The meaning of the color zone during the corona covid-19 pandemic is summarized in the following 5 points. Here are 4 meanings of the color zone during the corona covid-19 pandemic sourced from the page necsi.edu.
1. Green Zone
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One of the zone colors during the corona covid-19 pandemic is green. This green zone is interpreted as a country or region that has no confirmed cases of the corona covid-19 virus. In other words, the country, area, or region has 0 cases of the corona covid-19 virus.
If the residential area is in the green zone, it is recommended to continue preventing the corona covid-19 virus by following these steps based on information from necsi.edu:
- Increasing public awareness to maintain a healthy lifestyle by washing hands and wearing masks.
- Maintaining social distancing when going out.
- Prepare rapid response for residents showing symptoms like the corona covid-19 virus.
- Implementing a 14-day self-quarantine for residents traveling to red zones.
- Conducting rapid tests at every border for anyone traveling to and from confirmed corona covid-19 zones.
2. Yellow Zone
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Another color in the COVID-19 pandemic zone is yellow. The yellow color zone is defined as a country or region with local transmission of the COVID-19 virus without community or group transmission. If this condition occurs, several rapid handling measures can be taken as follows:
- Continue to implement measures like in the green zone.
- Identify contacts and test individuals confirmed with the COVID-19 virus.
- Self-isolation at home if entering the yellow zone.
- Monitor the health of residents in the yellow zone to detect early cases of the COVID-19 virus.
- Cancel meetings involving many people.
3. Orange Zone
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In addition to the green and yellow zones, there is also the orange zone, which is defined as an area close to the red zone and has reported confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus. The necessary measures to be taken when in the orange zone are:
- Apply measures like in the green and yellow zones.
- Avoid unnecessary meetings and events involving many people.
- Always use personal protection such as masks.
- Disinfect public places in the orange zone.
- Test and monitor every individual or resident showing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus.
- Increase COVID-19 health testing.
4. Red Zone
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The red zone is defined as a zone of the corona covid-19 pandemic with a significant number of confirmed cases of the corona covid-19 virus. It may even implement a lockdown policy if the area enters the red zone. To prevent the spread of the corona covid-19 virus in the red zone area, several precautions can be taken as follows:
- Implementing measures such as green zone, yellow zone, orange zone.
- Temporarily limiting public areas such as schools, businesses, places of worship, and tourism.
- Restricting travel to essential purposes.
- Infected groups with the corona covid-19 virus are advised to self-quarantine and undergo lockdown.
- Prepare for quarantine needs such as medication and logistics.
- Prepare special treatment facilities for positive patients of the corona covid-19 virus, divided into different levels.
So those are the 4 meanings of zone colors during the corona covid-19 pandemic. Regardless of the color zone in the residential area, caution and prevention of the corona covid-19 virus must still be maintained.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.