JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the government would continue to boost the vaccination process as the key in dealing with the pandemic. Moreover, the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients who have been vaccinated is very low.
"In DKI Jakarta who died from COVID-19 who were (already) vaccinated, the number was very low from 5.1 million samples, only 54 people died. So 0.21 percent," he said in a virtual press conference, Wednesday, July 21.
Referring to the data, said Luhut, the COVID-19 patients who died on average had comorbid or congenital diseases.
In addition to improving the vaccination process, said Luhut, another effort that the government will take to fight the Delta variant of COVID-19 is to strengthen testing and stressing. Especially in densely populated areas.
If people are found to be positive for COVID-19, Luhut said, the government will immediately isolate them in the places that have been provided. In addition, later families who are at home will not escape the attention of the government by being given basic necessities and food needs while their family members undergo isolation.
"If it is the head of the family, the family is given social assistance by the government to ease the burden," he said.
In addition, Luhut ensures that all processes that will be carried out will be carried out quickly. Because, if it is done too late, human life will be at stake.
"In dealing with this delta variant, if it is done quickly, the healing rate will be faster and the death rate will be faster if the treatment is not fast. I request this to be of concern to us all," he said
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