Influenza is a contagious disease. As we all may notice that pandemic of influenza, especially Swine Flu, had been spreading widely in the world.

To help reduce the spread of influenza at the workplace, the following actions are required for everybody :

Do not come to work if you have :

• Chills, shivering and a fever with temperature > 38 deg C
• Extreme tiredness or lethargy
• Lack of appetite
• Stuffy or runny nose
• Sore throat
• Dry cough
• Onset of muscle aches and pains
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Diarrhea

If the above symptoms apply to you, please stay at home and seek medical advice immediately. Wait until you have recovered before returning to work.

There are 3 reference hospitals in Jakarta where you can seek for medical advice regarding Swine Flu :

• RSPI Dr. Sulianti Saroso, Jl. Baru Sunter Permai Raya Jakarta Utara, phone: 021-6506559.
• RSU Persahabatan, Jl. Persahabatan Raya Jakarta Timur.
• RSPAD Gatot Subroto, Jl. Abdul Rachman Saleh No. 24 Jakarta Pusat, phone: 021-3441008, 376134 (provider of ABDA).

If you have just returned from overseas and have some of the above symptoms, please seek for immediate medical advice.

If you start to feel ill at work with the above symptoms, please inform medical department and keep at least one arm’s length away from others.

Please use mask when you are having cough or influenza. Do not cough or sneeze in front of other people.

Cover your nose and mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing.

Throw the tissue away in a bin afterwards and then wash your hands with soap and water.

Please avoid to shake hand with other people when you are influenza, especially when you haven’t wash your hands.

Make sure to wash your hand before shake hand with others.

Please familiarize to wash hands frequently.

Increase your stamina by consuming nutritious food, drink plenty of water, and enough rest.

Let us start a healthy life and care for other people’s health.

Thank you.

Research and Development Department, Indonesia Ministry of Health reported 41 positive laboratory confirmed novel H1N1 cases, consist 17 males and 24 females.

Those cases reported from 11 provinces: Bali (3), Banten (4), DKI Jakarta (8), Central Java (2), East Java (1), South Borneo (1), Central Borneo (1), Lampung (16), Riau (1), South Sulawesi (1) and North Sulawesi (1).
Of all, 36 of them are Indonesians and 5 expatriates. A total 37 cases have no history going overseas, 3 cases have visited US and one case without clear travel history, told the Head of Research and Development Department.

Moreover, General Directorate of Disease and Environmental Health (P2PL), Ministry of Health, Prof dr Tjandra Yoga Aditama added another positively confirmed cases from Central Borneo and Lampung provinces.