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Central Java Deploys Specialist Doctors to Treat Residents Affected by Landfill Smoke

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Central Java deployed mobile specialist doctors to Mojosongo to provide free examinations and treatment for residents exposed to smoke from the Putri Cempo landfill fire.
  • Doctors treated residents with sore throats, coughs and shortness of breath, while referring patients with worsening symptoms to hospitals.
  • Officials advised residents to improve indoor air filtration, close windows when necessary and wear medical masks.

Specialist doctors have been sent to a neighborhood near Surakarta’s Putri Cempo landfill to examine residents affected by smoke from the fire, with free medical care focused on respiratory, eye and ear, nose and throat problems.

The mobile specialist team, known as Speling, operated in Mojosongo in Jebres district. Residents could receive examinations and treatment directly from specialists. During a service visit on Saturday, several people sought help for sore throats, coughing and shortness of breath.

Several people consulted us, with complaints ranging from sore throats and coughs to shortness of breath.

· HartantoA pulmonary specialist described the symptoms reported by residents during the mobile clinic.

Hartanto, a pulmonary specialist at Dr. Moewardi Regional Hospital in Surakarta, said doctors were providing on-site treatment for respiratory symptoms, including respiratory infections. Patients whose symptoms became more severe would be referred to hospitals for further care.

The second solution, both when going outside and staying inside, is to wear a medical mask.

· HartantoHe advised residents on reducing exposure to smoke.

Doctors also advised residents how to protect themselves while the fire continued. They recommended using an air purifier to filter indoor air, or closing windows if no purifier was available. Residents were also advised to wear medical masks both inside and outside the home.

Mojosongo resident Fitri said residents began experiencing coughs, colds and shortness of breath from the second day of the fire. Older people and those with existing illnesses were particularly affected, she said, adding that she and her young child had also developed cough and cold symptoms. She thanked the government for sending the specialist team while the fire had not been fully extinguished. Another resident, Sunarni, said breathing difficulties were especially affecting people with respiratory illnesses and older residents. She hoped waste management at the landfill would improve so another fire would not occur.

Hopefully next year this will not happen again, and waste management will also be better.

· SunarniA resident called for improved landfill management after the fire.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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