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View all search resultsRegions that participated in Wednesday's simultaneous elections could see a surge in COVID-19 cases, says a scientist, citing a study on 15 developed countries that estimated the true number of infections were 6.2 times more than the reported figures.
It seems more than 106 million Indonesians are urged to prioritize their right to vote over their right to life and health despite appeals to delay the local elections, at least until the coronavirus is more controllable according to World Health Organization (WHO) standards, or when the WHO has pronounced an available vaccine as being safe.
The national COVID-19 task force has urged the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and the country's top soccer leagues, Liga 1 and Liga 2, to weigh the risk of virus transmission prior to restarting competition.
National COVID-19 task force chief Doni Monardo has issued a stern warning to the public about the importance of following COVID-19 protocols at all times, explaining that a person could carry the virus without knowing it and end up transmitting it to their family members and those closest to them.
Besides poor ventilation in indoor settings, transmissions were also rampant in offices due to people’s unruly behavior of refusing to wear masks and maintain physical distance, according to the Health Ministry’s disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto.
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