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President Joko Widodo said that the cure rate for COVID-19 patients in Indonesia was getting better at 82.84 percent, above the world average of 72 percent.

 

 President Jokowi in his introduction during the Plenary Cabinet Meeting on the topic of Presidential Directives from the State Palace in Jakarta, Monday, said that the COVID-19 cases in Indonesia were below the world average of 13.68 percent while the world average reached 25.22 percent.

 

 "Alhamdulillah, as of November 1, 2020, active cases of COVID-19, we have 13.78 percent, the world average is 25.22 percent.  This is what we have to suppress, so that we can reduce the 13.78 again, ”said the President.

 

 He is also grateful for the better recovery rate at 82.84 percent, while the world is 72 percent.

 

 This, the President said, is also expected to continue to improve in the future.

 

 "What is still above the world average is the death rate, or death cases.  We are still at 3.38 percent.  The world average is at 2.5 percent.  This deserves our attention, "he said.

 

 Also read: The cure rate for COVID-19 patients in DKI Jakarta is 89.3 percent

 

 The President emphasized that related to COVID-19, he wanted all his staff to be vigilant and careful.

 

 The Head of State also asked all his staff to regulate and maintain a balance, namely the balance point between handling health and economic recovery.

 

 "This is what I have conveyed dozens of times, and I need to emphasize it once again," said the President. (Antaranews)