Jokowi Grateful for 'Significant Drop' in Covid-19 Cases
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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha
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Laila Afifa
Jumat, 6 Agustus 2021 14:05 WIB
President Joko Widodo (white shirt) talks with a number of business actors during the handover of the Presidential Assistance for Productive Micro Enterprises (BPUM) at the Merdeka Palace Courtyard, Jakarta, Friday 30 July 2021. President Joko Widodo handed over BPUM of Rp 15.3 trillion to 12.8 million business actors micro and small businesses throughout Indonesia that have never received before. ANTARA PHOTOS/Press Bureau of Setpres-Lukas/Handout
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo claimed a number of indicators show that Indonesia’s Covid-19 cases are starting to fall, which he said is something to be grateful about.
“We should be grateful as the number of cases today suggest that the pandemic in West Java is dropping, and also in Jakarta, as I constantly monitor the occupancy ratio numbers every morning and every night,” he said during the inauguration of Pertamina modular hospital on August 6.
According to the president, the declining bed occupancy is evident at the Wisma Atlet emergency hospital in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The facility recorded 90 percent bed occupancy 6-8 weeks prior. Now, it has significantly went down to 25 percent.
Despite many indicators showing improvements in Indonesia’s pandemic mitigation, Jokowi insisted that the country must remain cautious and prepared for any possible scenarios in the future. The president thanked the state-energy firm for preparing the modular hospital which is equipped with 305 ICU and CCU beds.
