WHO Revokes Emergency Status, 30 Percent Of COVID-19 Patients In Indonesia Have Not Completed Vaccines

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Mohammad Syahril said that currently there are still 30 percent of COVID-19 patients who have not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at a time when WHO is in a state of global emergency for COVID-19.

"About 30 percent of COVID-19 patients hospitalized have not received a complete or booster dose of COVID-19 vaccination and are dominated by the elderly. The majority of patients who died have not been vaccinated," Syahril said in his statement, Tuesday, May 9.

When COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, Syahril said vaccination must be strengthened by community discipline in implementing health protocols. Mainly the use of masks during flu pain, close contact with confirmed patients/suspects of COVID-19, and in a closed room with many people.

If people feel symptoms that lead to COVID-19 or are close contacts of people who are confirmed positive, they are advised to immediately do a test.

"If it is positive, continue to self-isolate so that it can stop the transmission of COVID-19. Do not infect other people," he said.

Syahril emphasized that although global emergency status has been revoked, it does not mean that COVID-19 is gone. COVID-19 is still a global health threat. "There is no clear limit regarding when the COVID-19 pandemic will end, making it difficult to estimate or determine when it will end," said Syahril.

According to him, the most important thing is that Indonesia has managed to get through the tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 3 years. And now is making an emergency transition period and continuing to monitor and other efforts.

"Currently Indonesia has started preparing to make the transition by ensuring the 10 pillars of the response continue to be strengthened," he said.

The ten pillar responses are coordination pillars, -planning-financing, pillar of risk communication and community empowerment, surveillance pillars, pillars of strengthening international entrances, laboratory pillars and diagnosis, pillars of control and prevention of infection, pillars of case management and treatment, logistics pillar, pillars of strengthening essential health services and vaccine pillars and research and policy.