The Pride Of The Task Force, The Case In Indonesia Is Sloping When The World Experiences The Third Wave Of COVID-19

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, said he was proud of the COVID-19 condition in Indonesia, which continues to show improvement because the case is sloping.

Wiku explained that Indonesia had just passed the second wave or the second peak last July. However, if you look at developments at the world level, it is the case that the world is currently experiencing a surge wave or a third peak and the curve seems to have started to slope slowly.

There are also three peaks of this case each occurring in January 2021 the first peak, April 2021 the second peak, and August-September 2021 the third peak.

"When the world and other countries experienced a second peak in April 2021, Indonesia continued to experience a decline in cases. When Indonesia experienced a second peak in cases last July, other countries and the world did not experience an increase. In September, cases in Indonesia continued to decline, while world cases experienced the third wave", Wiku said in a virtual press conference, Tuesday, September 14.

If we look at the pattern of increasing cases in Indonesia compared to the world and other countries, then Indonesia experienced the first peak period of cases which was the same as the world level, the US, Malaysia, and Japan.

Then the second wave in Indonesia last July was not followed by a spike in world cases. Although Indonesia experienced a significant increase in cases, it was not significant enough to contribute to the increase in world cases.

This condition, continued Wiku, shows that Indonesia can handle the second spike in cases throughout May-July so that currently there is no third wave of cases.

"The spike in cases can be handled immediately so that the curve shows a gentle slope to date when other countries experience the third spike in cases, we should appreciate this good development because it shows the resilience of our nation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic", he said.