Jakarta – Government representative for COVID-19 Handling, Reisa Broto Asmoro, has actually prompted all celebrations to stay alert even though genome sequencing has actually not identified the Omicron version in Indonesia.
” Although since last night, Indonesia’s whole genome sequencing has actually revealed that the Omicron variation is not found yet in Indonesia, high watchfulness will still bring benefits to everybody compared to being reckless and complacent,” she stated at a virtual interview, accessed here on Friday.
In facing the brand-new COVID-19 variant, vaccines can still protect humans from extreme illness and death, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), she noted.
The WHO has actually likewise urged all governments and firms to utilize all the devices they have for prevention, testing, and treatment in a quote to fight COVID-19, she added.
One of the efforts is accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations, specifically for groups who are most susceptible to the infection, Asmoro stated.
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The Indonesian government has continued to increase the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country, she added.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has instructed all vaccination service posts, port health workplaces, medical facilities under the Ministry of Health, and health polytechnics to vaccinate all targets no matter their domicile, she informed.
According to data provided by the Health Ministry, as of December 10, 2021, nearly 145,085,912 residents, or 69.
” Let us use this Christmas and New Year event as evidence that we, the 280 million people of Indonesia, think it is much better to avoid, manage transmission now than to deal with and experience a worrying spike in cases later in 2022,” the spokesperson mentioned.
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