How the Chinese wni maintain health from the coronavirus

Reza, a student who is still in Wuhan, China, continues to strive to maintain his health amid the coronavirus novel outbreak. How can Reza stay protected from this deadly virus?

Indonesian citizens in China are isolated in the midst of the outbreak coronavirus

Since January 23, 2020, Wuhan and 13 other cities in Hubei Province, China, have been isolated. Access to and from Wuhan is restricted. This was done to prevent the spread of the 2019 novel outbreak.coronavirus.

In early February, the Chinese government finally allowed the evacuation of foreign nationals by its government. Foreign nationals who can be evacuated must meet health requirements including body temperature under normal conditions.

Pick up Indonesian citizens in China done on Sunday (2/2). A total of 238 Indonesian citizens returned to Indonesia. They then underwent quarantine at a military compound in Natuna, Riau Islands, for 14 days before being confirmed to be clean coronavirus.

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But Reza was one of three Indonesian students who were refused to participate in the evacuation group. He did not pass the examination thermal scanner, Reza's body was at 37.5 degrees Celsius and was declared feverish.

"Because at that time he was hot, so his body temperature also rose," said Reza.

After that Reza did blood checks and body temperature checks five times every hour. On the second check, Reza's body temperature managed to drop to below 37 degrees Celsius, but the plane had already taken off. Reza failed to escape from Wuhan. He was exhausted from leaving Tianhe Airport and returned to the campus dormitory.

Indonesian citizens in China maintain their health amid the outbreak coronavirus

Wuhan is quiet, in the 6-floor dormitory building where Reza lives, only 61 students remain. They consist of two Indonesians, one Indian, 11 South African and 47 Pakistani.

As shops in Wuhan were closed, all residents were advised to stay indoors and not travel.

There are no activities that Reza can do. What remains on his mind is devising a strategy to "stay healthy and stay sane". As one of the Indonesian citizens in China who was not evacuated amidst the coronavirus outbreak, Reza must remain strong.

"The current condition is healthy, it's just that actually what is most disturbed is mental pressure," he said.

To stay sane and energized, Reza spends time with light exercise that he can do indoors such as sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups.

"Anyway, a small exercise that can be done indoors, because if you do not exercise back pain," he said. "Apart from sports, our activities are just reading books, listening to songs, playing games, read the book again, "he continued."

Adequate nutritional intake

Reza tries to eat foods full of vitamins. Actually he prefers to cook his own food, because the hostel canteen is more often available local cuisine.

"But it is even more risky when you cook, you have to spend on groceries. At most, I leave the foodstuffs to the dormitory guard when he's out, sometimes when he's really bored, ”explained Reza.

He can still endure boredom with local food, as long as the food is sufficient for his nutritional needs and can keep his body healthy.

Washing hands is part of her routine. Before and after eating, after doing activities, basically the habit of washing hands which is often neglected is now a daily life. In addition, he tries not to do much outdoors and always wears a mask when going out.

Campuses in Hubei Province should have started teaching and learning activities for the long holiday period. But because of the outbreak coronavirus then these activities are transferred online.

Muhammad Arief, a medical student at a university in Hubei Province, said that he had started his studies online since early February.

According to Arief, conditions in Wuhan have been on alert since December 29, 2019, when the government urged people to eat seafood, not eat anything raw, and wear masks when going out.

At that time he decided to spend vacation time with his family in Indonesia. He hopes that this outbreak will end soon, Reza and other Indonesian citizens in China can maintain their health and survive in the same situation amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus transmission

Transmission coronavirus thought to be similar to SARS and MERS, namely through respiratory droplets that can spread in the air.

According to the CDC, the distance of transmission coronavirus from human to human occurs when near an infected person, which is about two meters or 6 feet. At this distance it is possible that the respiratory droplets can directly hit another person, for example when coughing or sneezing

Then, the water droplets stick to the mouth or nose of people who are near the patient and are inhaled into the lungs.

One thing that is quite important is the length of time someone is close to an infected person. If interacting and being close together for more than 10 minutes, the chance of contracting them will be even greater.

"Time and distance matter a lot," said the Medical Director for Infection Control University of Chicago, Emily Landon.

So it is important for Reza and Indonesian citizens who are still in Wuhan to maintain their health and really reduce outdoor activities.

According to dr. Sita Laksmi Andarini, Ph.D, Sp.P (K), a pulmonary specialist at MRCCC Siloam Semanggi, said the virus needs to be in living things in order to survive. So when the virus does not encounter living objects or attaches itself to inanimate objects, the cells will likely die within 15 minutes.

Reducing the risk of transmitting infection coronavirus

Indonesian citizens in China in the midst of an outbreak coronavirus in particular and society in general, need to follow basic principles to reduce the risk of transmission of infection coronavirus.

Some things that need to be considered include washing your hands frequently, especially after being close to a sick person, if you cough or sneeze, stay away from other people and cover your mouth with a tissue or arm. In addition, avoid contact with wild or farm animals, avoid eating raw meat, consult a doctor when you feel that your body is unwell.

Number of deaths from infection coronavirus as of Tuesday (11/2) there were 1,018 people. Meanwhile, the total number of patients who tested positive was infected coronavirus has reached 43,104 cases.