Indonesia’s Covid-19 Cases Surge Past the 2 Million Mark

“We have vaccinated an average of 716 thousand people on a daily basis. We are targeting one million vaccinations against Covid-19 to reach herd immunity against the pandemic.”

President Jokowi added that Indonesia has procured 104,728,400 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Sinovac, AstraZeneca, and Sinopharm. “The number of vaccines are part of the nearly 427 million doses that we secured from bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.”

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However, he reminded the country that the best defense against Covid-19 is still compliance with health protocols, such as wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining social distancing.

The Task Force confirmed that Covid-19 has been detected in 510 regencies and cities throughout Indonesia’s 34 provinces, or 99 percent of Indonesian territory.

The current surge in Covid-19 numbers is attributed to millions of people heading back to their hometowns during the Eid al-Fitr or Idul Fitri Islamic holidays last May, in defiance of a government ban on the annual practice.

(Writers: Haryanti Puspa Sari, Dian Erika Nugraheny | Editors: Bayu Galih, Icha Rastika)

Sources: 

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/06/21/16505191/update-tambah-14536-orang-kasus-covid-19-indonesia-lewati-2-juta?page=all#page2. 

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/06/21/19445761/jokowi-lonjakan-kasus-covid-19-bikin-kita-harus-bekerja-lebih-keras?page=all#page2.