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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has praised the development of the telemedicine application that he termed "hospital without walls" to support the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

"I laud the development of this app that has yet to be further promoted. We have the 'hospital without walls' telemedicine application," the president stated at the opening of a teleconference meeting to discuss the COVID-19 handling task force report from the Merdeka Palace here on Monday.

"This is what sets us apart from other countries. Not all people have to visit the doctor, hospital, or public health centers, but they can seek help through the telemedicine application," Jokowi pointed out. Jokowi remarked that online medical consultation will also curb the risk of coronavirus transmission among health workers. 

Speaking in connection with the handling of COVID-19 patients, the president has instructed the health minister to improve its management, so that not all patients would require hospitalization. Jokowi stated that patients not needing intensive care can self-isolate at home//ANT