Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19

Kompas/Priyombodo

Covid-19 Hand sanitizing liquid is bottled according to World Health Organization recommendations at the School of Pharmacy, University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, on Wednesday (18/3/2020). The School of Pharmacy produces 500 liters of hand sanitizer per day to be used on the campus, including in the University of Indonesia hospital. Donor assistance is expected to enable the facility to produce it in large quantities for wider distribution for free. Hand sanitizer production is also carried out at the Department of Medical Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Indonesia. Hand sanitizing liquid has become scarce in the market since the outbreak of COVID-19

The government must work quickly, but it must take caution and make considerations from various aspects if it plans to impose a limited quarantine or lockdown in regions.The spread of the new coronavirus which causes COVID-19 is faster and more extensive. In the past five days, the number of people infected has nearly doubled, although the screening tests are still limited. As of Sunday (3/29/2020), there were 1,285 people infected, an increase of 130 people from the previous day. The number of the patients who died reached 114 people, with the number of the people having recovered totaling 64 people.

Until today, we don\'t have any vaccine for COVID-19. It is estimated that it will take about one year to get an effective vaccine. Although there are several drugs that can be used to treat patients, they are still in the clinical trial stage in several countries.