Increase In COVID-19 Cases In India Makes The World Case Number Soar

COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Widu Adisasmito (Photo: BNPB dock)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito said there was a surge in COVID-19 cases in India. This has led to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the world.

WHO noted that worldwide COVID-19 cases increased by 9 percent. This increase has occurred for 7 consecutive weeks. The death rate for the corona virus has also jumped 5 percent.

"It is worth noting that one of the causes of the increase in cases in the world is due to the increase in cases in India. This is due to the fact that the Indian government has not banned a crowd of activities which has resulted in a new cluster of the spread of COVID-19," Wiku said in a YouTube broadcast of BNPB Indonesia, Thursday, April 15th.

As one of the countries with the largest population in the world, said Wiku, the increase in cases in India greatly affects the percentage increase in cases in the world.

However, the trend of increasing cases which is quite concerning from several parts of the world is in fact contrary to the trend of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.

In the last few months, Indonesia has shown a number of signs of improving the handling of COVID-19, as evidenced by the gradual improvement in the development of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.

"For example, this week there was a decrease of 14.2 percent in the addition of positive cases. And a decrease of 17.6 percent in the addition of deaths," said Wiku.

Wiku said, the trend of improvement in Indonesia is sufficient to prove that the hard work and collaboration between all levels of government and society, Indonesia is a strong nation, even in the midst of a pandemic.

Even so, Wiku asked our people not to be careless and to remain vigilant. It is hoped that the development of the case for the better is not an excuse for being indifferent and negligent.

"We recommend that we be more consistent in maintaining our discipline in fighting this pandemic. Keep running the health protocol with discipline until we are completely free from the pandemic," he explained.