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        "msgid": "puan-warns-not-to-take-hantavirus-lightly-dont-let-it-spread-like-covid-1778575923",
        "date": "2026-05-12 15:08:00",
        "title": "Puan Warns Not to Take Hantavirus Lightly: Don't Let It Spread Like Covid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani has urged the Indonesian government to take proactive measures against the emerging threat of Hantavirus, cautioning that it should not be underestimated to prevent a widespread outbreak similar to Covid-19. She emphasised the need for early anticipation and mitigation of any contagious virus, including tightening preventive measures, and announced that relevant parliamentary commissions will seek explanations from stakeholders on prevention strategies. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin assured that the government is enhancing health screening and surveillance systems, with the current Hantavirus cases confined to a cruise ship and preparations underway for rapid tests and PCR detection.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani has called\non the government to take anticipatory action regarding the buzz\nsurrounding Hantavirus. She warned that the potential spread of the\nvirus should not be taken lightly, lest it develops into a widespread\npandemic like Covid-19. \u201cDon\u2019t let it be dismissed as something that\ndoesn\u2019t need anticipation and mitigation, only for it to expand and lead\nto unwanted consequences like what happened during Covid,\u201d Puan told\nreporters at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Tuesday, 12 May\n2026. The PDIP DPP leader assessed that all forms of viruses with the\npotential to spread widely or easily must be anticipated as early as\npossible, including by tightening preventive gateways. \u201cAnything related\nto viruses that could later expand or become easily contaminated should\nbe anticipated from the start,\u201d she explained. Furthermore, Puan stated\nthat her side would hold a meeting with relevant stakeholders to request\nexplanations on Hantavirus prevention. \u201cAs today marks the opening of\nthe parliamentary session, the relevant commissions will certainly\nrequest explanations from the related stakeholders to carry out\npreventions or anticipations regarding this matter,\u201d she concluded. For\ninformation, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has assured that it has\nstrengthened its screening and health surveillance systems to address\nthe potential threat. This was conveyed by Indonesian Health Minister\nBudi Gunadi Sadikin. He stated that the government is continuously\nmonitoring the development of Hantavirus cases on the cruise ship in\nquestion. According to him, the virus spread remains concentrated in the\nship area and has not yet extended to various countries. \u201cIt\u2019s still\nconcentrated on that ship. So it hasn\u2019t spread anywhere. What we\u2019re\ndoing is preparing so that we have the screening,\u201d said Health Minister\nBudi Gunadi Sadikin in Jakarta on Thursday, 7 May 2026. Budi explained\nthat the form of screening being prepared by the government could\ninclude rapid tests like during the Covid-19 pandemic or the use of\nreagents in PCR machines to detect Hantavirus infections.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/puan-warns-not-to-take-hantavirus-lightly-dont-let-it-spread-like-covid-1778575923",
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