Around 70 Percent of Indonesia’s Covid-19 Patients Have Mild Symptoms

The average fatality rate for other Southeast Asian countries is 2.7 percent whereas Indonesia’s rate stands at 5.6 percent.

Australia extends a helping hand

Australia will aid Indonesia’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic by providing AUD $6.2 million or around Rp 61 billion to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The financial support aims to strengthen labs across Indonesia, collect and use health information as well as protect patients and healthcare workers.

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WHO will also work with Indonesia for the next two years to improve national policies and procedures to better respond to public health emergencies.

Australia and WHO will offer additional support to ensure that health and humanitarian needs are met so as to protect the most vulnerable groups. 

(Writer: Haryanti Puspa Sari | Editor: Sandro Gatra) 

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/06/20/18043151/pemerintah-70-persen-pasien-covid-19-minim-keluhan-merasa-tidak-sakit