Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has actually made an earnest appeal to all Indonesians to take a lesson from the latest advancements of the international COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the brand-new wave of infections in a number of countries.
” We should prevent similar occurrences from occurring in Indonesia,” the minister noted during an interview at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Monday following arrival of the second shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine acquired under the COVAX multilateral scheme.
Retno echoed Indonesia’s concern over the new wave of COVID-19 infections and the emergence of new variants in numerous nations.
” We also see international vaccine requirements continuing to increase. Occasionally, we see late deliveries of the vaccine across the world,” the minister pointed out.
In the wake of such developments, the Indonesian federal government has made unwavering, relentless efforts to guarantee vaccine materials to fulfill requirements. All sides must work together to combat the virus.
” Preventive procedures can be taken if we remain disciplined to follow the health procedures. Do not give up. The fight versus COVID-19 is still far from over,” she remarked.
On Monday, Indonesia got 3.852 million ready-to-use COVID-19 vaccine dosages developed by AstraZeneca, as part of the second delivery of vaccines under the COVAX multilateral plan.
” Tonight, Indonesia has actually gotten 3,852,000 ready-to-use vaccine doses. The very first delivery batch through the COVAX facility was gotten by Indonesia on March 3 (2021), with a total of 1.1 million doses,” the minister said.
With the invoice of the 2nd batch of vaccines, the nation acquired 4,965,600 dosages under the COVAX scheme.
Integrated with the vaccines acquired through bilateral cooperation, the number of vaccine doses received by Indonesia, up until now, has actually reached 67,465,600
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