COVID-19 Task Force Expert Speaks about Indonesia's Peak Outbreak
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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha
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Laila Afifa
Jumat, 5 Juni 2020 07:28 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of the COVID-19 task force experts board, Wiku Bakti Bawono Adisasmito, on Thursday said that Indonesia has a unique geographical condition which varies and differently affects the peak outbreak of each region.
“We will never know whether there would be one, two, or more peak cases,” said Wiku in Thursday’s press briefing, June 4.
Wiku explained that he understands why many people interpret the peak COVID-19 outbreak as the highest statistical point of cases in an outbreak and why the public expects the number of cases would gradually drop nationwide. However, “Unfortunately, this is not always the case.”
He explained that the possibility of seeing a second wave outbreak will always be open if the public is not disciplined as it increases the chances of seeing a significant rise in cases.
The professor said that this is the reason he remains reluctant in discussing the matter even further, moreover predicting Indonesia’s peak outbreak. He prefers that people would better be fed with information attributed to real-time data that can be constantly monitored.
“We prefer discussing the [COVID-19] case trends that can be monitored periodically,” said the Colorado State University Ph.D. graduate.
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