COVID-19 Task Force: Determination Of WHO Authority Endemic Status

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 stated that the determination of the endemic status is the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO).

"Because to change the pandemic, which has an impact on many countries, it is necessary to improve the condition of cases globally," said Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 8.

Wiku said that the term endemic is used to describe the presence of a disease that tends to be controlled because the number of cases is consistently low.

"Generally, controlled conditions can be indicated by the number of cases and deaths being low or even zero within a certain period of time," he said.

According to him, controlled conditions can only be achieved if the community collectively carries out COVID-19 control optimally.

"In the future, hopefully the world community will better adapt to coexist with COVID-19," he said.

Previously, the Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19, Reisa Broto Asmoro stated that consideration and caution were needed in making strategies so that the country could enter the endemic phase.

"This strategy from pandemic to endemic needs to be in accordance with the president's directives. It must be considered with great care," he said.

According to Reisa, the strategy applied to get to the endemic phase should not only look at the health and science side.

All strategies that are made need further consideration by taking into account the social, cultural and economic aspects so that the impacts that occur from these decisions can be balanced in all aspects of people's lives.

“There must be a balance between health, social and economic aspects. So the results of decisions in Indonesia can be better and more accurate. That's what we hope for," said Reisa who is also the New Habit Adaptation Ambassador.