Indonesia expects to exit COVID-19 in next February

Indonesia’s Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin expressed his optimism that Indonesia would be able to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic if there are no spike in cases until February 2023.
Indonesia expects to exit COVID-19 in next February ảnh 1A view of the international terminal at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Badung, Bali, on September 29, 2022. (Photo: Antara)
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Minister ofHealth Budi Gunadi Sadikin expressed his optimism that Indonesia would be able to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic ifthere are no spike in cases until February 2023.

The minister said he hopes that health protocols andvaccination will be maintained and the pandemic will continue its decliningtrend.

Sadikin explained that if Indonesia can go through theDecember 2022-February 2023 period with a declining count in COVID-19 cases,then it would become a country with no surge in COVID-19 cases for a period of12 months.

The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was confirmedin March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as ofOctober 13, 2022, the nation has recorded 6,452,078 COVID-19 cases, 6,276,589recoveries, and 158,263 deaths./.
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