Indonesia Highlights: Indonesia to Vaccinate 181M Citizens to Reach Herd Immunity | Jakarta Short on Medical Workers and Burial Ground | Indonesia Experienced Nearly 3,000 Natural Disasters

2. Jakarta Short on Medical Workers and Burial Ground for Covid-19 Victims

With the worsening Covid-19 situation in the city, Jakarta Vice-Governor Ahmad Riza Patria yesterday stipulated that the provincial government will likely tighten its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) measures.

Over the past 10 days, the number of Covid-19 cases has increased by six-fold than the average daily infections having exceeded 1,800 fresh cases.

The city is facing a shortage of medical workers and the Jakarta Provincial Government has made a request to the Health Ministry for 2,767 additional medical staff.

The Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in East Jakarta is facing a shortage of land to bury the dead victims of the deadly virus as the number piles on.

Source: https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2020/12/29/13501681/kekurangan-tenaga-kesehatan-hingga-krisis-makam-jakarta-darurat-covid-19?page=all#page2 

3. Indonesia Experienced Nearly 3,000 Natural Disasters in 2020

Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), Doni Monardo shared that 2,925 natural disasters took place in Indonesia this year.

1,065 incidents involved flooding, 873 tornadoes, 572 mudslides, 29 instances of droughts, 16 earthquakes, and 7 volcanic eruptions.

Doni added that from the combined number of disasters, 370 people lost their lives, 39 people went missing, 136 people were left injured, and there were also damages to houses and public infrastructures.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/29/14190201/bnpb-sepanjang-2020-ada-2925-kejadian-bencana-di-indonesia