Government Claims Ready To Face COVID-19 Surge After Eid Al-Fitr, Menkes Budi Prayer: May Bad Things Not Happen

JAKARTA - Minister of Health (Minister of Health) Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the government has fulfilled various needs if after Eid al-Fitr the number of active cases increases. In his explanation, the Minister of Health explained that it has increased the capacity of beds (TT) in a number of hospitals (HOSPITALS) and also guarantees the availability of health workers and adequate medicines.

"Preparations have been made, but I pray that (the bad possibility) does not happen. So the current status there is still a capacity of hospital beds in general is still 2 times above it, so that if the number of active cases increases again, there is still the capacity of TT RS that can be converted into COVID-19 facilities," he said in a written statement Monday, May 10.

In detail he mentioned the capacity of the National Hospital TT for Inpatient TT Incentives (22,042), General TT (367,129), so a total of 389,171. Covid-19 special TT is TT Rawat Insentif (7,539), TT Isolation (65,255), bringing the total to 72,794.

For the development of vaccination, until May 9, 2021, has reached more than 21.99 million doses, experienced a significant increase in this Ramadan. Vaccination capacity has reached 500,000 per day, and will continue to be accelerated to accelerate herd-immunity.

"There is a decrease in the number vaccinated last April because the stock is limited, but the stock will rise again in May, so I encourage the officials in the region to boost the vaccination process again until it will touch the number of 1 million injections per month in June 2021," said Minister budi.

The Minister of Health also appreciated Bali, DKI Jakarta, and D.I. Yogyakarta, the highest in the number of elderly vaccination achievements.

"So we will give again for the injection of the general public. For other areas hopefully also motivated, immediately finish the injection of the elderly, so we will soon be open to the general public," he said.

Meanwhile, for Gotong Royong Vaccine, currently available 500 thousand doses of the total contract 7.5 million doses of Sinopharm, which will be fulfilled until September 2021.

The price specified is Rp375,000 per dose (Rp500,000 including distribution and injection). Then, cansino vaccine already binding 5 million doses.

Meanwhile, the priority of vaccine recipients is people in the red zone, and companies/sectors that support economic growth, labor-intensive and those at high risk of transmission.