Health Desk- 06 Jan,
2020: Soldiers and health workers sprayed Indonesia’s capital with
disinfectant on Sunday to fend off possible diseases spread by massive flooding
that has killed 60 people and affected hundreds of thousands, reports AP.
Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged a dozen districts
in the greater Jakarta area starting Wednesday after extreme torrential rains
hit on New Year’s Eve, causing landslides in hilly areas on the outskirts of
the capital that buried scores of people.
It’s the worst flooding in the area since 2007, when 80
people were killed over 10 days. More than a thousand soldiers and health
workers sprayed disinfectant in hard-hit areas on Sunday to anticipate possible
diseases spread by flooding, such as dengue and leptospirosis, a potentially
fatal disease spread by rat’s urine, said Ridwan Carman, who is in charge of
emergency response and recovery for the Indonesian Red Cross.
About 11,000 health workers were deployed to provide medical
care for people affected by the flooding, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto
said in a statement. He said there had been no recorded cases of leptospirosis,
tetanus or serious waterborne diseases.
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