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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Indonesian government is still mulling over whether to extend emergency public activity restrictions, a senior minister has said, adding further uncertainty over the fate of the policy amid soaring daily Covid-19 infections and deaths across the country.
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan, who was tasked with coordinating the government s Covid-19 response in areas affected by the curbs, said he and other ministers were still evaluating the impact of the current emergency restrictions and would soon report to President Joko Widodo. We will inform our evaluations to the president. In two or three days, we will announce our decision (on PPKM Darurat), Mr Luhut said in a live-streamed press conference on Saturday (July 17), referring to the emergency public activity restrictions.
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Convalescent plasma donors become game changers in battling COVID-19 12th February 2021
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy monitors the convalescent plasma donation process. ANTARA/HO-Kemenko PMK
(The number of) convalescent plasma donors continues to increase nationwide. I hope they may serve as a game changer Jakarta (ANTARA) - Convalescent plasma donors may emerge as game changers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, according to Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy. (The number of) convalescent plasma donors continues to increase nationwide. I hope they may serve as a game changer. We can drive the spirit of convalescent plasma donors to become a distinguishing factor for our efforts to handle the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the vaccine and 3T (washing hands, wearing masks and practicing social distancing), Effendy noted in a written statement released on Thursday.
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An online survey carried out by the Health Ministry has found that only one third of Indonesians wanting to get Covid-19 shots are willing to pay for a vaccine.
The survey was carried out alongside the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ITAGI) with support from UNICEF and the World Health Organisation from Sept 19 to 30.
More than 115,000 respondents in 508 of all 514 cities and regencies across the country s 34 provinces were questioned.
The report found that 65 per cent of respondents were willing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine if it is available for public use, while nearly 8 per cent said they would reject it.