'Please don’t go out, don’t leave home and do not leave Jakarta unless necessary,' governor tells residents. FMTNews
A medic inspects makeshift isolation rooms at Patriot Candrabhaga stadium, in Bekasi outside Jakarta, on Sept 9.
The occupancy rate of isolation rooms at 67 coronavirus referral hospitals is currently at 77%, while the ICU occupancy is 83%, according to the Jakarta administration. “The government should anticipate the rise in cases by adding more medical facilities in hospitals… but the need of the medical workers needs to be anticipated as well,” Halik Malik, spokesman for Indonesia’s medical association, told Reuters, acknowledging that pressure on the health system was high.Fears that the city’s healthcare system may be soon pushed to brink saw Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Wednesday reimpose lockdown measures starting Sept.
On Wednesday Baswedan told Jakarta residents: “Please don’t go out, don’t leave home and do not leave Jakarta unless necessary”.
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