Chaotic Response to the Pandemic
Relying on a vaccine as the only solution, the government has lost its way in its handling of the pandemic. This is a reflection of Jokowi’s poor leadership.
Tempo
September 14, 2020
ESTABLISHING a team to accelerate the development of a vaccine, but ignoring mass testing and tracing of Covid-19 patients, is the same as simply giving up. A number of nations are indeed racing to discover quick fixes to confer immunity from the virus, but even if a vaccine is developed, the three main principles of overcoming the pandemic—testing, tracing, and treating—cannot be ignored.
So far, Indonesia has yet to meet the W
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