COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationIndonesia
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseKemang, Jakarta
Arrival date2 March 2020
(4 years and 3 months)
Confirmed cases6,812,127[1]
Active cases8,245[1]
Suspected cases1,624[1]
Recovered6,642,003[1]
Deaths
161,879[1]
Fatality rate2.38%
Territories
510 regencies and cities in 34 provinces[1]
Vaccinations
  • 204,266,655[2] (75.6%) people with at least one dose
  • 175,131,893[2] (64.81%) fully vaccinated people
  • 69,597,474[2] (25.76%) people with the booster or the third dose
Government website
National:
covid19.go.id
covid19.bnpb.go.id
covid19.kemkes.go.id
Local:
see cases by province
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020, after a dance instructor and her mother tested positive for the virus. Both were infected from a Japanese national.[3][4]

By 9 April 2020, the pandemic had spread to all 34 provinces in the country at that time. Jakarta, West Java, and Central Java are the worst-hit provinces, together accounting more than half of the national total cases. On 13 July 2020, the recoveries exceeded active cases for the first time.[5]

As of 3 July 2023, Indonesia has reported 6,812,127 cases, the second highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam. With 161,879 deaths, Indonesia ranks second in Asia and ninth in the world.[6] Review of data, however, indicated that the number of deaths may be much higher than what has been reported as those who died with acute COVID-19 symptoms but had not been confirmed or tested were not counted in the official death figure.[7]

Indonesia has tested 76,062,770 people against its 270 million population so far, or around 281,501 people per million.[8] The World Health Organization has urged the nation to perform more tests, especially on suspected patients.[9]

Instead of implementing a nationwide lockdown, the government applied "Large-Scale Social Restrictions" (Indonesian: Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar, abbreviated as PSBB), which was later modified into the "Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement" (Indonesian: Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat, abbreviated as PPKM).[10] On 30 December 2022, the restrictions were lifted for all regions in Indonesia since satisfied population immunity exceeded the expectation, although it did not lift the pandemic status.[11][12][13]

On 13 January 2021, President Joko Widodo was vaccinated at the presidential palace, officially kicking off Indonesia's vaccination program.[14] As of 5 February 2023 at 18:00 WIB (UTC+7), 204,266,655 people had received the first dose of the vaccine and 175,131,893 people had been fully vaccinated; 69,597,474 of them had been inoculated with the booster or the third dose.[15]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Peta Sebaran" (in Indonesian). COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee. 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Vaksin Dashboard" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ Rebecca Ratcliffe (2 March 2020). "First coronavirus cases confirmed in Indonesia amid fears nation is ill-prepared for an outbreak". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus". Bangkok Post. Reuters. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Indonesia's COVID-19 recoveries beat active cases for the first time". Jakarta Globe. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Coronavirus Update Worldwide". Worldometer. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ Allard, Tom; Lamb, Kate (28 April 2020). "Exclusive: More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows". Reuters. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Peta Sebaran". COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "WHO urges Indonesia to test more suspected patients amid high death rate". The Jakarta Post. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Soal PSBB Jawa-Bali, Pemerintah Kenalkan Istilah PPKM". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ Yanwardhana, Emir (30 December 2022). "PPKM Dicabut, Jokowi: Kekebalan Penduduk RI Sangat Tinggi!". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ Rizqo, Kanavino Ahmad (30 December 2022). "Jokowi Resmi Umumkan PPKM Dicabut!". Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ^ Ramadhan, Ardito (30 December 2022). Santosa, Bagus (ed.). "Pemerintah Putuskan Cabut PPKM Mulai Hari Ini". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas Cyber Media. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  14. ^ Stanley Widianto (13 January 2021). "Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Vaksin Dashboard" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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