Jokowi: Don't Be Careless, A Second Wave Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Emerges In Europe

President Jokowi (Screenshot of the Presidential Secretariat Youtube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded all parties to be careful in facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Because, currently a number of countries in Europe are experiencing the second wave of the spread of COVID-19.

Jokowi asked his assistants to remain vigilant in order to prevent a similar thing from happening in the country.

"I want to emphasize once again because in Europe there has been a second wave that has risen very drastically. So don't let us be careless, don't lose our guard," said President Jokowi during a cabinet plenary session at the State Palace, Monday, November 2.

As for a number of countries in Europe that he said were experiencing the second wave of the spread of COVID-19, they were France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

"The French state jumped from how many times. Italy also jumped, England, Germany, Spain had a very drastic increase," he explained.

"This is for our attention and all of us," he added.

Jokowi also requested that his assistants in the cabinet remain focused on managing and maintaining a balance between managing health and economic recovery.

"This is what I think I have conveyed dozens of times but I need to emphasize once again," said the former governor of DKI Jakarta.

In addition, Jokowi requested that active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia be kept under pressure even though the latest figures were already lower than the world's active cases.

"We have 13.78 percent of active cases. The world average of active cases is 25.22 percent. This is what must continue to be suppressed so that this 13.78 percent figure can be reduced again," he said.

Even so, he admitted that the cure rate due to this virus was still higher than the world average.

"We are still at 3.38 percent. The world average is at 2.5 percent. This is what deserves our attention," he said.

However, Jokowi still appreciates the improvement in the cure rate for COVID-19 patients. Because the average cases recovered in Indonesia reached 82.84 percent, while the world average was 72 percent.

"The cure rate is also better. This is to be improved again," he concluded.