The Covid-19 storm has started to subside. One sign of this is that the curve of daily infections of Covid-19 has fallen dramatically.
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kompas editor
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President Joko Widodo visited the groundbreaking location for the construction of the PT Freeport Indonesia smelter in the Gresik Special Economic Zone (SEZ), East Java, Tuesday (12/10/2021).
The road is starting to clear. Sand, gravel and potholes that can cause slips and crashes have been cleared away. It's time to pick up speed in 2022, albeit with caution.
The results of the Kompas Research and Development survey and special editorial coverage in the Kompas edition on Thursday (17/11/2021) show that this nation has made many achievements in 2021 despite facing very tough challenges.
The Covid-19 storm has started to subside. One sign of this is that the curve of daily infections of Covid-19 has fallen dramatically. The highest number of daily cases ever recorded was 56,757 cases on 15 July 2021. The data on 17 Nov. 2021 show 347 daily cases, similar to the figure in May 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic.
This achievement is in line with the continued improvements in infection management and treatment management at the national and provincial levels. The Kompas Covid-19 Control Index shows a consistent weekly rise in scores since August 2021.
The Health Ministry is targeting to fully vaccinate as many as 208 million people by March 2022.
Vaccine supply and vaccination coverage, which are the main determinants during the pandemic period, have also continued to expand. The Health Ministry is targeting to fully vaccinate as many as 208 million people by March 2022.
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Container trucks pass the Tomang Interchange, West Jakarta, Friday (12/11/2021). The easing of restrictions that increase mobility began to encourage economic growth.
Even though the pandemic has restrained the economy, many deem that the “throttle and brake” policy approach of the Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin government has succeeded in suppressing the pandemic as well as the economic downturn. The results of the Kompas survey shows that the public appreciates that the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been mitigated.
Indonesia’s toughness as a nation has again been tested. Amidst the threat of infections and a recession crunch, the people have continued to endure and have even done great work. Our athletes' achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics as well as the Papua 2021 National Games and Paragames, and the innovations that have sprung up in the creative economy are the proof.
The potential emergence of new variants in many countries, including within Indonesia, is a real threat.
Nevertheless, the third wave of Covid-19 that has struck various parts of the world has not stopped. People cannot afford to be complacent, but must increase their vigilance instead. The potential emergence of new variants in many countries, including within Indonesia, is a real threat.
The warming political temperature approaching the 2024 general elections also has the potential to divide the unity of the national elements that have been built up thus far. The problems in health and the economy have not diminished, but instead have been exacerbated by political issues.
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President Joko Widodo tested the Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Friday (12/11/2021).
The ability of President Joko Widodo, who has just tested the Mandalika circuit, will be increasingly tested, not only in his ability of applying the health brake and economic accelerator, but also the political gears.
The year 2022, during which Indonesia chairs the G20, is an opportunity. When it succeeds in passing the road filled with many sharp turns, all eyes of the world will look at Indonesia as a developing country that is racing to reach the finish line in the race against the pandemic. We will not slip, let alone roll over, because we will be driving fast, but also carefully.
