Towards The End Of The Year, DPR Speaker Puan Maharani Warns Not To Let COVID-19 Cases Spike Again
JAKARTA - Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has warned the government to be aware of a surge in COVID-19 cases occurring at the end of the year. One of them is by accelerating the distribution of vaccinations.
"It will soon be New Year, as well as Christmas. In our experience at major holidays, even though there are restrictions on mobility, there is still a significant flow of people. As a result, there has been a spike in cases," said Puan, Friday, September 24.
According to Puan, vaccination must be boosted again until it reaches herd immunity, which is accompanied by the implementation of strict health protocols. Along, the mobility of citizens has increased like Jabodetabek.
President Jokowi once explained the spike in COVID-19 cases during the long holiday. There are four long holidays that recorded a spike.
1. Eid holiday in 2020, daily cases rose 93 percent and weekly deaths rose 66 percent.
2. On August 20-23 2020, daily cases rose 119 percent and weekly deaths rose 57 percent.
3. Holiday October 28-1 November 2020, daily cases up 95 percent and weekly deaths up 75 percent
4. Holiday December 24, 2020 - January 3, 2021, daily cases up 78 percent and weekly deaths up 46 percent.