Today's Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) is up again to 115% (225 patients in 196 beds). Of this number, 105 are children, 65 of whom have dengue. The children's ward has 37 beds so you can imagine the problems this is causing...
The provincial Department of Health have just declared the situation in Sikka Regency to be a KLB (Kejadian Luar Biasa) - literally an "extraordinary situation", and the Department of Health in Maumere are starting a widespread "fogging" programme to reduce msoquito numbers.
Is this an expected annual seasonal surge in cases or is this year off the radar?
ReplyDeleteHi-sorry to hear about these problems. We still follow your blog with interest - it sounds really challenging right now. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteAll sounding very grim Mark. Hope to be able to support the bash in the sailing club. I missed your blog on Dengue fever so found a good site on it but it won't let me send a link here.
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