President Prabowo Subianto summoned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, to discuss the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi arrived at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, at around 15:40 WIB while carrying a folder. The Minister of Health also answered questions from the media about the findings of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.
"(About) C0VID-19. More there," said the Minister of Health as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 3.
The Minister of Health acknowledged that the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases in a number of countries had indeed increased, but the cases came from the Omicron JN.1 subvariant.
The Minister of Health explained that there is no need to worry about the trend of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.
"Indeed, overseas it has increased, but that is the variant, a subvariant from Omicron. So, it is the same as the subvariant, we will see the JN.1. So, there should be no need to worry," said the Minister of Health.
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Acting Director General of Disease Management of the Ministry of Health Murti Utami previously said that regarding the increase in COVID-19 cases in several countries in Asia, such as Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, there are a number of things that must be done by health units and stakeholders.
These include monitoring developments in the situation and global information related to the COVID-19 incident through the government's official channel and WHO, as well as increasing early vigilance by monitoring and verifying the trend of ILI/SARI/Pneumonia/COVID-19 cases through routine reporting of the Early and Response Alert System (SKDR).
Then, intensify the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and COVID-19 alertness, such as by implementing healthy clean living behavior, washing hands with running water and using soap or using hand sanitizer.
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