Six Months Against COVID-19
Six months ago, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo seemed to be racing against time, announcing the first two cases that were confirmed to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
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A medical worker takes a saliva sample for a swab test at the Duren Sawit puskesmas (community health center) in East Jakarta on Monday (31/8/2020), when the center tested about 90 local residents. The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) recorded that 100 doctors had died on the Covid-19 front lines as of Tuesday.
Six months ago, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo seemed to be racing against time, announcing the first two cases that were confirmed to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
The drums of war against the disease, which at that time had not yet been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), were beaten by the Supreme Commander of Indonesia. A country with the fourth-largest population in the world has the potential to become a fierce battleground against the COVID-19 pandemic.