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View all search resultsThe contradictory statements from top government officials responsible for Indonesia's COVID-19 response indicate that the government has failed to learn from its struggle with the health crisis in the past, especially the first and second waves.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged the public to remain calm and to maintain discipline in following health protocols after Indonesia discovered its first confirmed COVID-19 case caused by the emerging Omicron variant on Thursday.
Amid an increasing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the capital, a doctors association is calling on Jakartans to stay at home during the Christmas and New Year holidays to prevent a further spike in cases.
Health authorities suspect that several patients currently in treatment at the Wisma Atlet COVID-19 hospital in Jakarta contracted the coronavirus from family members, because they had mostly remained at home since the outbreak began.
Hundreds of migrant workers recently returning from other countries were forced to spend hours waiting for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests outside the Kemayoran Athletes Village COVID-19 emergency hospital due to technical problems.
The facility also prioritizes COVID-19 patients, elderly suspects and suspects with mild to moderate breathing problems, says Jakarta Military commander and hospital head Maj. Gen. Eko Margiyono. However, he says patients with severe and worsening symptoms would be referred to another hospital.
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