WHO warns of fresh Indonesia surge fed by virus variants

"We need vaccination acceleration in order to achieve communal immunity, which we hope can stop the COVID-19 spread," President Joko Widodo said in a remarks while visiting a vaccination center just outside the capital, Jakarta.

National COVID-19 task force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito said the slow progress can be put down to limited global vaccine supply, the unpreparedness of the national health system and vaccine hesitancy. The government has received 92.2 million vaccine doses so far. The WHO in its situation report Thursday noted that Indonesia's drastic increase in bed occupancy rates is a major concern and necessitates in the implementation of stricter public health and social measures, including large-scale social restrictions.

Indonesian health officials say they've detected the Delta variant in Jakarta, Central Java and East Java provinces. They say they have spotted three of the four variants of concern flagged by the WHO.

Good thing I'm not in Indonesia

Smell the fear mongers at WHO fuck off

Enough with CLOSURES. Let people choose if they want to risk travelling or not. If you personally want to stay home until the end of time, then do so. BUT leave the rest of us alone.

Fresh is always better than than frozen.

close the borders

zin_zah Mortality has been extremely high in Indonesia already. No herdimmunity

Corrupt WHO. Supported by corrupt media. Controlling the narrative.

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