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Medical personnel are struggling to treat coronavirus patients with limited supplies of protective equipment. Amid the shortage, a number of researchers are predicting a spike in confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia. Experts believe that current health care facilities will not be able to accommodate the rising number of patients. There is not enough pulmonologists available to handle this predicted spike.
The government is working to bring in Covid-19 test kits from various countries. Some un-recommended kits are still being purchased.
All healthcare providers and staff in health facilities are vulnerable to contagion of Covid-19. Not only do they provide care, they also listen to the worries of the patients.
The WHO has cautioned early about the world’s unpreparedness to face the corona pandemic. Health workers in the United States are complaining about the limited testing equipment available and the shortage of face masks.
President Joko Widodo ordered mass rapid testing to track the spreading of Covid-19. But a previous testing method is still needed to more accurately detect the virus.
Head of the Covid-19 Mitigation Acceleration Task Force Expert Team Wiku Adisasmito:
Banks are preparing protocol to deal with the crisis that comes with the Covid-19 pandemic. Potentially non-performing loans further induces the flagging business sectors.
AN armed group allegedly set fire to the Kemah Injil Indonesia Klasis Mimika Church, Sinai Congregation, in Tembagapura, Papua.
OUR economy is severely bleeding. There has been a rapid outflow of foreign exchange in the past month.
Two Myanmar journalists were held captive for 24 hours. They were investigating construction projects at the Thai-Myanmar border.
Amin Soebandrio, Director, Eijkman Institute of Molecular Biology: The Novel Coronavirus Is Not Geographically Restricted
Set to retire in early April, Supreme Court Chairman Hatta Ali has not yet ordered the formation of a committee to select his successor. He was caught on camera visiting a hotel project in West Nusa Tenggara.
Supreme Court Chairman Hatta Ali turns 70 years on April 7.
Air travel and tourism are the first industries to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. A number of rescue policies are being prepared.
Surviving The Odds
THE intention of Governor Anies Baswedan to lock down Jakarta has been widely supported by the country’s intellectuals, who are multidisciplinary medical specialists.
We are now at the most crucial period in responding to the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19, pandemic. Without the right decisions and proper handling, it will be difficult to avoid a multidimensional crisis erupting.
The Supreme Court is about to select a new chair following the retirement of Muhammad Hatta Ali at the beginning of April. It is time to reform the Court.
The government needs to immediately propose a revised 2020 State Budget as a guideline to minimizing the economic impacts of the coronavirus.
The security and welfare approach have failed to resolve the conflict in Papua. The president needs to establish a special team to bring about dialog.
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