Ministry Of Health Reveals The Possibility Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Become Endemic During The 2022 Eid Al-Fitr Celebration

Health workers register COVID-19 patients undergoing isoman in Bali, Thursday (1/7/2021) ((Antara/Nyoman HW)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccination of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Siti Nadia Tarmizi revealed the possibility of the pandemic condition turning into endemic when people celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2022. However, this can happen if people do not slack off in implementing health protocols.

"For two years we have faced a different atmosphere of Ramadan and Eid. We hope that this year, entering our third year, we have started to coexist (with COVID-19)," Nadia said in a virtual press conference broadcast on the Indonesian Ministry of Health's YouTube, on Tuesday. March 1st.

Nadia said, community participation to realize endemic conditions or coexist with COVID-19 is important. The community's actions in dealing with the current pandemic have become the government's provision in making policies ahead of Ramadan 2022.

"For that we need the support of all the people, obeying the government's advice on health protocols," he stressed.

Nadia said the national COVID-19 cases had fallen significantly over the last 10 days. The number of deaths is still high but lower than when the Delta variant emerged last year.

Nadia asked that the sloping condition of national COVID-19 cases be maintained, along with continuing efforts to reduce the number of deaths.

"We must not retreat back in the midst of a struggle that we may be able to finish in a little while, entering an endemic condition," said Nadia.

Based on the Covid-19 Task Force report as of Tuesday, March 1, the daily cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia increased by 24,728 people. Thus, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country since the first case was announced now stands at 5,589,176.