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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Covid-19 manipulation working group declared transmission rate corona virus in the middle of society it is still high, so that in each examination new positive cases are found.
Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito said that this condition proves that the community remains neglected. According to him, they are putting themselves and others at risk in the midst of a pandemic that has not ended.
“If this situation continues, it will be like a condition in which people dig their own graves,” Wiku said at a press conference broadcast by YouTube’s Presidential Secretariat on Thursday (12/24).
Wiku explained that active Covid-19 cases had doubled from 54,804 to 103,239 in just one month, from November to December 20, 2020.
“This was accompanied by tests which is lower than before, “said Wiku.
According to Wiku, each increase in active cases was accompanied by an increase in areas that did not comply with health protocols and were always leaving for a long vacation. Previously there was a long holiday from October 28 to November 1.
Wiku added that although the number of people tested for Covid-19 had increased, this condition was not accompanied by a decrease in active cases.
“Although testing is increasing, the number of active cases should continue to decline,” he said.
Therefore, Wiku invites all people in the middle of the Christmas and New Year holidays to learn from the long experiences of previous holidays to support the government’s efforts to reduce the rate of cases and reduce active cases.
To date, the total of positive Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has reached 692,838 people. Of these, 563,980 people were declared cured and another 20,589 died.
Meanwhile, the number of active cases or people in treatment or independently isolated reached 108,269 people.
(time / from)
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