The Ministry of Health of Indonesia asks not to forget about malaria during the epidemic COVID-19

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has reminded people that they should not forget malaria in the COVID-19 pandemic, Antara reports. The ministry said the government was trying to prevent malaria cases from rising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nadia Tarmizi, a spokesman for the Ministry of the City, stated that malaria could worsen the condition of a person who had contracted COVID-19. Nadia Tarmizi City urged residents to continue to prioritize maintaining physical distance, wearing masks, washing hands with soap, avoiding a cluster of people and not forgetting to use mosquito nets to avoid mosquito bites. Remember that chloroquine used during the COVID-19 pandemic is not a cure for malaria, so if you fall ill with malaria, take antimalarial drugs according to the rules, City of Nadia Tarmizi said. She said the 2020 2024 period was an important and decisive period in efforts to achieve a malaria-free Indonesia in 2030. According to the news agency, the official representative of the Government of Indonesia on the fight against coronavirus Ahmad Yurianto said that 275 cases of SARS- CoV -2 infection were detected in the country during the day. Read also: