Luhut: After Vaccination Tomorrow Wednesday, 3 Months Later COVID-19 Could Slope

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister (Menko) for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccination program will start on Wednesday, January 13 and the impact will begin to appear in the next three months.

"While we start on Wednesday national vaccinations and that I think after three months there will be quite a good impact," said Coordinating Minister Luhut at the launch of the 2021 Indonesia-Made Proud National Movement which was held offline and online from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. , quoted from Antara, Monday, January 11.

On that occasion the Coordinating Minister for Luhut also gave a special message to the Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati who was present at the event, about the increase in COVID-19 cases on the Island of the Gods due to the long holiday at the end of last year.

Coordinating Minister Luhut reminded the question of supervising the implementation of swab tests and antigen rapid tests which are a requirement for entering Bali. Likewise, the preparation of facilities for quarantine and tightening the implementation of health protocols.

"I hope Bali will recover soon. I also entrust Mr. Oka, this is Bali yesterday the data went up high, this is the impact of the long holiday. Therefore, now please tighten the supervision of the implementation of swab and rapid antigen tests and preparation of quarantine and health protocols the Ministry of Health had already prepared it, "added the Coordinating Minister for Luhut.

Coordinating Minister Luhut hopes that if all efforts are carried out properly, it is hoped that the transmission of COVID-19 can be controlled and does not increase high.

"If we do it seriously in all places, I think we will be able to contain or localize this COVID-19," concluded Luhut.