Caseload Feared to Peak in July
The COVID-19 cases are predicted to escalate in the second week of July. Vaccination is being pushed to strengthen community protection.
Monday, June 13, 2022, Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin (left) said that the Covid-19 case in Indonesia was still under control. However, there has been an increase in cases of the BA.4 and BA.5 variant viruses in recent weeks.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The daily cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants have continued to increase in the past week. The caseload of the disease, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely peak in the second week of next month. The government is looking to suppress the expected increase in cases by strengthening protection in the community through vaccination.
"If our community is ready [to take the vaccines], including boosters, most likely the increase [in cases] will not be extreme. That is why, we continue to push for the acceleration of boosters so that people's body immunity can be built up properly," Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said.