Indonesia on alert as Covid-19 surges across Asia


Incoming travellers are now required to submit their recent travel history and health information via the SATUSEHAT Health Pass. -AFP

JAKARTA: As several Asian countries grapple with a resurgence of Covid-19, the Indonesian government has assured the public that Indonesia’s health sector is well-prepared to handle any future outbreaks, while authorities ramp up precautionary measures to prevent a domestic surge.

“The Health Ministry has transformed the health sector and better prepared health facilities, workers and laboratories (for future crisis, thanks to the lessons learned from the previous Covid-19 pandemic),” the ministry’s spokesman Aji Muhawarman told The Jakarta Post on May 21.

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