JAKARTA: Latest information from the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that the quantity of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia elevated by 255 per cent through the interval from Nov 20 to Dec 17, 2023, reported ANTARA.
Former WHO Director of Infectious Diseases for Southeast Asia, Professor Tjandra Yoga Aditama, conveyed the report primarily based on information evaluation printed by the WHO in version 162.
“Indonesia is one of the 36 nations in the world that constantly reviews new cases admitted to hospitals resulting from COVID-19,“ he said by way of a brief message on Wednesday.
According to Aditama, information introduced by the WHO confirmed a 255-per cent enhance in the quantity of hospitalisation cases in Indonesia through the interval. From the preliminary 41 cases, the quantity spiked to 149 cases.
In basic, the compilation of information from 36 nations confirmed that 12 nations, or the equal of 33 per cent, together with Indonesia, confirmed a rise in hospitalisation cases resulting from COVID-19, the professor said.
The newest WHO report additionally confirmed a 500-per cent enhance in COVID-19 cases being handled at ICUs in Indonesia, though the cases are nonetheless comparatively low, reaching 18 cases, Aditama identified.
“Based on the WHO report, Indonesia recorded the very best quantity of cases in the Southeast Asia area in the Nov 20-Dec 17 interval, with 3,725 new cases, or 1.4 new cases per 100 thousand folks,“ he remarked.
As an illustration of different nations, Thailand reported 2,120 new cases, or three new cases per 100 thousand folks, a rise of 79 per cent from the earlier 28 days’ information, he said.
With regard to the mortality cases, the WHO report said that there have been 12 deaths resulting from COVID-19 in Indonesia in the identical interval, with no comparative information from the earlier 28 days.
“If we are able to take an instance from Thailand, that they had 16 COVID-19 deaths in the Nov 20-Dec 17 interval, a 220-per cent enhance from the earlier 28 days,“ Aditama said.
Aditama, who can also be a pulmonologist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (UI), remarked that the present enhance in COVID-19 cases is induced by a number of elements, particularly a lower in inhabitants immunity in basic, the hole between the most recent vaccination and the present scenario, and rising public mobility on the finish of the yr.
“The function of a brand new variant, similar to JN.1, in rising the COVID-19 cases remains to be being studied. However, since Dec 18, the WHO declared the JN.1 variant as a variant of curiosity (VOI),“ he revealed.
Aditama then urged the general public to instantly full their COVID-19 vaccination and implement well being protocols. – eNM, Antara
