Hoping for Endemic Status after the Idul Fitri

Raymundus Rikang

Sunday, 22 May 2022

The government relaxes mask use and Covid-19 testing regulations for travelers. The Covid-19 pandemic is shifting to endemic status.

Homeward-bound travelers arrive back in Jakarta through the Pasar Senen Train Station, Jakarta, May 5, after celebrating Idul Fitri in their hometowns. ANTARA FOTO/Akbar Nugroho Gumay

SHORTLY after President Joko Widodo announced that the public may forego mask use in open areas on Tuesday, May 17, a lot of activity ensued in a WhatsApp group of epidemiologists and the health minister. The public health experts there had pro and contra stances regarding this announcement made amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Windhu Purnomo, an epidemiologist from Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java, who is a member of that group, cal

...

Silahkan berlangganan untuk membaca keselurahan artikel ini.

Mulai dari

Rp. 15.900*/_Minggu

✔

Akses tak terbatas di situs web dan mobile Tempo

✔

Aplikasi Tempo Media di Android dan iPhone

✔

Podcast, video dokumenter dan newsletter

✔

Arsip semua berita Majalah Tempo sejak terbit 1971 dan Koran Tempo sejak edisi perdana 2001

Register di sini untuk mendapatkan 2 artikel premium gratis. Jika sudah berlangganan, silakan login