"At least 19 doctors and six dentists have succumbed to Covid-19," said Halik Malik, spokesman for the Indonesian Medical Association, referring to the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.He urged the government to be transparent about the number of health workers affected by the virus.
"We need data that everyone can refer to and can be the basis for preventive strategies for health workers so we can focus on tackling Covid-19," he said. "If the number of positive cases among health workers continues to increase, health services will be disrupted, not to mention that they could transmit the disease to patients and their families," he added.
On Monday, Indonesia confirmed 218 new Covid-19 cases, its biggest daily rise, taking the national tally to 2,491, the Health Ministry said. The death toll rose by 11 to 209, it said.President Joko Widodo said Monday that Indonesia was not among the ten countries hit hardest by the virus. "This should be conveyed to the public: that Indonesia is not alone in facing this epidemic, to put things in perspective" he said.- dpa/Asian News Network
At least? You mean they don't know exactly how many? Goodness! Either the Indonesian system is so primitive that they cannot even count accurately or, more likely, The Star's headlines suck - in which case u should fire the editor immediately.
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