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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the Ministry of Health to bring about improvements in the clinical management of COVID-19 patients.As stated by Antara News Agency, the president  at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday during a limited meeting held via video teleconference to discuss countermeasures to handle the COVID-19 pandemic explained the handling of COVID-19 patients should be completely regulated. COVID-19 patients, with mild to moderate symptoms, can be treated at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital. At a joint meeting with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, ministers of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet, and chair of the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling as well as Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo, the president stated that only patients in need of intensive care should be hospitalized//Ant

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

The ASEAN Plus Three Summit will be held by videoconference on Tuesday (April 14) this week. Besides heads of state from all Southeast Asian countries, the summit was also attended by leaders of South Korea, China and Japan. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in stressed the importance of regional cooperation against the new coronavirus (COVID-19).Deputy spokesman for the Republic of Korea's presidential office, Yoon Jae-kwan, as quoted by Yonhap on Sunday (April 12) said, at the ASEAN Plus Three Summit, the leaders planned to discuss ways to coordinate in dealing with the COVID-19 virus outbreak and minimize social and economic impacts.Moon Jae-in encourages the need to strengthen regional health care cooperation and maintain global supply chains. In addition, he wants the need for business-related exchanges that are essential between these countries//rri/trans by PTR

Turkish Minister of Home Affairs Suleyman Soylu resigned after the chaos during the lockdown related to the Corona Virus pandemic in his country.It is known, the Turkish Government decided to lockdown the whole country for 48 hours to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Friday (10/4). However, the announcement was made only 2 hours before the enactment of the policy. This has triggered mass chaos across the country, such as panic buying various needs. Crowds and queues everywhere.The rule of social distancing to avoid Corona transmission was ignored.Suleyman Soylu then announced his resignation on Sunday (12/4) after drawing strong criticism from the opposition and citizens on social media over his policy. Soylu, in his resignation statement, was quoted by AFP as claiming full responsibility for implementing the policy. He also added that it was done in good faith//cnn/trans by PTR