Daily Cases Fall Below 1,000
Indonesia saw new daily Covid-19 cases drop below 1,000 for the first time this year yesterday, Oct 10, with only 894 new cases and 39 deaths and 18 provinces reported zero deaths. Although the curve is flattening, the government and epidemiologists warn the possibility of a third wave here still exists, particularly after the Christmas and New Year holidays, combined with the emergence of new virus strains.
Related links:
- https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20211011064126-20-705923/kasus-covid-19-ri-melandai-bertambah-di-bawah-1000-kasus
- https://katadata.co.id/maesaroh/berita/6162d56c70c91/tambahan-kasus-covid-19-di-bawah-900-18-provinsi-catatkan-0-kematian
Another 2m Pfizer Vaccines Arrive
Indonesia received 2,000,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, yesterday, Oct 10, which will be distributed across 12 provinces. With this 87th shipment, Indonesia has now taken delivery of 280,527,920 vaccine doses in total from several sources.
The Pfizer vaccines arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Juanda Airport, East Java. The Soekarno-Hatta vaccines will be distributed to health offices in Riau Islands, Jambi, Bengkulu, Riau, North Sumatra, Aceh, East Nusa Tenggara, South and West Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo and West Java. The Juanda Airport vaccines will be distributed to the East Java Health Office.
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100m Vaccinated With First Dose
More than 100 million Indonesians have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and around 57 million their second dose, according to Covid-19 Task Force data released yesterday, Oct 10. Some 686,187 people received their first dose yesterday, and 500,639 people their second dose. Indonesia has increased its vaccination target to 208.2 million people (previously 181.5 million) following the inclusion of children aged 12-17 in the vaccination drive.
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AmCham Cares: Hill & Associates
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Jokowi Signs Presidential Decree on KPU-Bawaslu Selection Team
President Joko Widodo signed the Presidential Decree (Keppres) on the selection team for candidates for the General Elections Commission (KPU) and General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for 2022-2027 on Oct 7. Selection preparations have been ongoing and the Ministry of Home Affairs will now carry out the technical side of the process, Special Staff of the Ministry of State Secretariat Faldo Maldini said.
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September Retail Sales Survey Positive
Bank Indonesia’s retail sales survey (SPE) showed an improvement in September, with a shallower contraction of -1.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the Real Sales Index (RSI) to 190.3, from a -2.1 percent (YoY) contraction to 192.5 in August.
Retail sales were bolstered by growing demand due to the easing of mobility restrictions, with high demand for spare parts and accessories, clothing, and transportation fuel.
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AmCham Update is AmCham's regular newsletter on developments related to the pandemic crisis and other issues in Indonesia. It is edited by AmCham Managing Director A Lin Neumann and written by the AmCham Staff. Paul L Goddard is the Managing Editor
