COVID-19 and Indonesia

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing problem in more than 200 countries in the world. Indonesia has been greatly affected by COVID-19 with case fatality rate (CFR) being 8.9% in the end of March 2020. We have some room for improvement related to the unreadingess of healthcare...

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Main Authors: Siti Setiati, Muhammad Khifzhon Azwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1426
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing problem in more than 200 countries in the world. Indonesia has been greatly affected by COVID-19 with case fatality rate (CFR) being 8.9% in the end of March 2020. We have some room for improvement related to the unreadingess of healthcare facility and the major steps taken by the government. It is suggested that the country should have stricter Stay-at-Home notice, suppress the spread by imposing lockdown on a large scale, improve healthcare service, and increase the availability of personal protective equipments (PPE). It is important to avoid an epidemic peak that potentially overwhelms healthcare service by quarantining the case contacts. Lockdown may prolong the epidemic doubling time significantly. Demand of health system is likely to grow since the number of COVID-19 case is likely to rise. Effective procedures for protecting medical staff from infection are essential. Scientific research in Indonesia is also crucial to provide suggestion and recommendation pertinent to COVID-19.
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spelling doaj-art-a5a2c288e6b547cb8c1aa60f2506da562025-08-20T03:36:07ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322020-04-01521366COVID-19 and IndonesiaSiti Setiati0Muhammad Khifzhon Azwar1Department of Internal Medicine – Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital – Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, IndonesiaFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing problem in more than 200 countries in the world. Indonesia has been greatly affected by COVID-19 with case fatality rate (CFR) being 8.9% in the end of March 2020. We have some room for improvement related to the unreadingess of healthcare facility and the major steps taken by the government. It is suggested that the country should have stricter Stay-at-Home notice, suppress the spread by imposing lockdown on a large scale, improve healthcare service, and increase the availability of personal protective equipments (PPE). It is important to avoid an epidemic peak that potentially overwhelms healthcare service by quarantining the case contacts. Lockdown may prolong the epidemic doubling time significantly. Demand of health system is likely to grow since the number of COVID-19 case is likely to rise. Effective procedures for protecting medical staff from infection are essential. Scientific research in Indonesia is also crucial to provide suggestion and recommendation pertinent to COVID-19. https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1426COVID-19SARS-CoV-2coronavirusIndonesia
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