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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Indonesian President Joko Widodo greets a farmer at the paddy field area in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia, December 13, 2023. — Antara Foto/Harviyan Perdana Putra pic via Reuters
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JAKARTA, Dec 15 — President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) confirmed that the government had not decided on urging people to wear masks in connection with an increase in Covid-19 cases ahead of the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays, reported Antara.
“We have not declared it (the need to wear masks). However, the health minister and his ranks will continue to monitor the matter,” the president said after inspecting the construction of phase 2A of the mass rapid transit (MRT) in Jakarta today.
Jokowi then spoke of having instructed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to pay close attention to measures for anticipating a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases during the imminent year-end long holidays.
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“Yes, I have ordered the health minister to monitor and observe the developments (of the cases) in detail,” he affirmed.
He noted that Minister Sadikin had confirmed that the current situation is still under control.
“Yes, we will continue to monitor and observe the situation,” he added.
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Earlier yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in 21 provinces across Indonesia over the past few weeks.
In response, the ministry has issued a circular letter to encourage relevant stakeholders at provincial, district, and municipal levels to step up vigilance toward the disease.
“The Health Ministry has issued a circular letter concerning the need to boost vigilance in relation to the spike in Covid-19 cases,” Head of the ministry’s Communication and Public Services Bureau, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said in Jakarta.
The increase in Covid-19 cases was recorded in Banten, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, Lampung, East Nusa Tenggara, West Papua, Riau, South Sumatra, and North Sumatra.
Four provinces in Sulawesi Island — West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and South-east Sulawesi — also reported a spike in Covid-19 cases.
In Jakarta alone, the number of recorded Covid-19 cases has exceeded 300 as of December 13, with two cases leading to mortality.
“Two cases of death were recorded from December 1-10, while none were recorded during the December 11-13 period,” head of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Immunisation Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama, said yesterday. — Bernama-Antara
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