(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Indonesia’s daily increase in cases drops to below 20,000, President Joko talks about response to the epidemic
China News Agency, Jakarta, August 16 (Reporter Lin Yongchuan) Indonesian officials announced on the afternoon of the 16th that there were 17,384 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country in the past 24 hours, and a total of 3,871,738 confirmed cases; 1,245 new deaths and a total of 118,833 deaths .
This is the first time that the number of new cases in Indonesia fell below 20,000 in a month and a half since the number of new cases broke 20,000 on June 30. At its peak in mid-July, the country’s daily increase in cases reached more than 57,000.
The continuous decrease in the number of daily increasing cases indicates that the second wave of rebound in Indonesia, which began in June and characterized by the rapid spread of the delta mutant virus, has begun to ease. However, there were still more than 1,000 new deaths that day, and the country has increased the number of deaths by more than 1,000 for 32 consecutive days.
On the same day, Indonesian President Joko Widodo stated in his State of the Union address to the National Assembly that the new crown epidemic has brought a heavy price to the country and everyone, but that Indonesia’s response to the epidemic has “withstood the test and temper”. Joko said that while the epidemic is costing people, it also “provides an opportunity for improvement.”
Joko said that the new coronavirus pandemic has prompted the Indonesian nation to “make changes.” People abandon old habits, develop new methods, establish a new normal, and break things that were previously considered impossible.
For example, Joko said, wearing masks, keeping distance, not shaking hands, and not gathering, which were once considered impossible, have now become new habits; working from home, online shopping, distance education, and online meetings have undoubtedly become Indonesians. A new way of working and living.
Joko said that in the nearly one and a half years of responding to the epidemic, the execution power of Indonesian government agencies, community participation and awareness of cooperation have been strengthened. He said that from the central government’s inter-departmental cooperation, to the cooperation of the central government, local governments, and village communities have been strengthened. The capacity of the health sector has been rapidly improved and is becoming more and more capable of responding to the high degree of uncertainty brought about by the epidemic.
Joko particularly emphasized that the response to the new crown epidemic has taught the government to “find a balance between stepping on the accelerator and the brakes.” He said that the Indonesian government is striving to find the best combination of health benefits and economic benefits in the response to the new crown epidemic. .
Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in early March last year, Indonesia has successively adopted prevention and control measures such as “large-scale social activity restrictions,” “small-scale community activities restrictions,” and “emergency restrictions on social activities”. Seek the best balance between economic recovery. (Finish)
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