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View all search resultsTask force warns public against mass gatherings
More than 5,400 new cases were confirmed on Friday, the highest single-day figure the country has seen, as the cumulative death toll passed 15,000.
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ational COVID-19 task force head Doni Monardo has once again advised the public against gathering in large numbers to minimize the risk of further coronavirus transmission in light of a recent spike in confirmed cases.
The retired army general reiterated his warning that mass gatherings could almost guarantee viral transmission among the public.
“Activities that create crowds could almost certainly cause [COVID-19] transmission,” Doni said during a press conference at the COVID-19 emergency hospital in Kemayoran Athletes Village on Sunday as quoted by kompas.com.
He further warned that people aged 36 years and older with comorbidities were especially vulnerable to infection in mass gatherings.
“Based on data we collected over the past eight months, [the mortality rate] among people with comorbidities and the elderly reached 80 to 85 percent, which is very high,” Doni said, urging the public to comply with existing health protocols.
The task force confirmed 5,444 new cases on Friday, the highest single-day figure the country has seen, as the cumulative death toll passed 15,000, two weeks after a long weekend during which thousands of people traveled throughout the country.
Concerns of COVID-19 transmission were further raised following the return of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab to Indonesia.
