15 Million Sinovac Vaccines Come, Doni Monardo: Don't Love 3M Slack

Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo (left) with Minister of Religion Yaqut Qholil Choumas inspecting the arrival of the Sinovac vaccine in Jakarta (Photo: Task Force for Handling COVID-19)

JAKARTA - Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo symbolically received the arrival of million doses of Sinovac vaccine, which had just arrived in Indonesia via Soekarno Hatta Airport.

Together with the Minister of Religion, Yaqut Qholil Choumas, Doni directly observed the loading and unloading process of the vaccines which were in the third stage of the shipment.

"We continue to remind the public to remain obedient and not lax in implementing 3M's health protocol, namely washing hands with soap and running water, wearing masks and maintaining distance from crowds," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, January 12, 2020.

Doni added that the provision of vaccines must also be parallel to compliance with health protocols and not only by one person, but all elements of society.

"That this vaccine should not make us loose. This vaccine must be balanced with adherence to health protocols, "said Doni.

For information, since November 2020 active cases in Indonesia have been recorded at the lowest, namely 12.12 percent with an accumulated figure of 54 thousand people.

However, in January 2021, the number of cases rose to more than 123 thousand people. This figure shows that there has been a doubling in just the last two and a half months.

"The government has increased the capacity of the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) to accommodate patients, but this is not enough to help solve the pandemic problem," he added.

Therefore, continued Doni, the key to reducing the number of cases is to improve the discipline of health protocols.

"We all hope that the handling of COVID-19 in the country will improve with the cooperation of all components and mutual cooperation to become the strength of the nation," he concluded.