VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Until now, the Indonesian government is still implementing a regulation of restrictions on community activities to suppress the spread of Covid-19. This regulation includes restrictions on residents' activities through blocking the entrances between cities and between provinces by land, sea and air.

This step has been effective in suppressing the development of Corona (Covid-19) cases in Indonesia.

Data from the National Disaster Management Agency broadcast on Sunday (10/10) reported that there were 894 new positive cases of Covid-19 to have occurred in the last 24 hours.

This addition brings the total positive Corona in Indonesia to more than 4 million cases since it was first discovered in March 2020.

Meanwhile, the government has carried out mass Corona vaccination throughout the country. Nearly 100 million of the approximately 270 million population have been injected with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and more than half have received the full dose. The government targets at least 200 million people to be vaccinated.

Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito said that the decline in  Covid-19 cases put Indonesia in the same position with a number of countries that had experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases,  but succeeded in decreasing in a relatively short time, such as India, Japan, Vietnam and Turkey. The spike in cases in Indonesia is said to have been successfully suppressed by 90 percent within a month and has lasted for the last five months.

Indonesia is indeed quite successful in  dealing with the second spike in Covid-19 cases, compared to other countries which were also attacked by the Delta variant. Although it must be admitted, there are many factors that affect the handling of Covid-19 in different countries

The achievements made by the Indonesian government should be appreciated. However, to keep suppressing Covid-19 cases, the public should comply with the Government's appeal to continue with the Covid-19 prevention health protocols by wearing masks, washing hands, and keeping a distance.

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force emphasized that even though the pandemic was starting to slow down, people in Indonesia should remain vigilant and not be careless. Referring to a number of countries, that are currently facing the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. This potential can occur at any time.