Bandung, Aktual.com — Minister of Health, Nila F Moeloek remind the public to be wary with zika virus. In addition to a healthy lifestyle by eating and resting, the environment must be a concern.
Currently, the virus is endemic in Singapore which a neighboring country of Indonesia. Do not let the surroundings as a mosquitos habitat, primarily Aedes aegypti which could be transmission of the virus zika.
“Same with DB (dengue), we avoid these mosquitoes by keeping clean the environment. We take care of ourselves,” said Nila after teach medical seminar at Hotel Harris, Thursday (1/9).
The government said they tried to halt the spread of the virus, one of them is collaborate the Port Health Office (KKP) to check the health of the passengers who dropped in Indonesia, especially from Singapore. The next step is make public travel advisory or not to travel to countries which are currently place zika virus.
“That mean is not forbid. But if you want to travel may think again. If it’s really important, keep the right not to be bitten by mosquitoes (in the destination country),” he said.
(Musdianto)
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