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View all search resultsGovt urged to make new push for '3T' measures
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lthough the public is largely well-acquainted with preventive measures to curb COVID-19 transmission such as the “3M” protocols, a significant number of people are still at a loss as to how tracing, testing and treatment – the so-called 3T procedures – work in the context of pandemic mitigation, according to a recent survey by research firm IPSOS Indonesia.
IPSOS Indonesia managing director Soeprapto Tan said around 29 percent of Indonesian citizens were still unaware of 3T, whereas 99 percent were already familiar with 3M – which stands for menggunakan masker (mask-wearing), mencuci tangan (hand-washing) and menjaga jarak (social-distancing).
He said such a gap in awareness suggested that some people had failed to understand that the two measures were equally crucial in breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission.
Given that, Suprapto has called on the government to initiate a campaign advocating the importance of the 3T procedures.
“The 3M campaign has been very loud and is still going to this day. If the 3M protocols had not been in place, 3T would have been [even more overlooked]. Now that 3M is already in effect, it’s time to start talking about 3T,” he said during an online discussion held by the national COVID-19 and economic recovery committee on Thursday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Monica Nirmala, the official adviser to the coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister, said during the same event that the 3M and 3T protocols were meant to complement each other – the former covering the role of individuals in preventing COVID-19 transmission, while the latter is concerned about the collective response to the pandemic.
She went on to say that early testing was vital so that a suspected COVID-19 patient could be quickly treated to reduce the risk of further transmission.
