Is the Covid-19 Wave Subside Before Eid al-Fitr?

Adi Ahdiat 28/04/2022 18:10 WIB

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), instead of subsiding, the current low wave of the pandemic indicates that the world is becoming increasingly "blind" to the transmission and evolution

Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Indonesia (January 1, 2021 - April 28, 2022)

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Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Indonesia (January 1, 2021 - April 28, 2022)

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According to the Ministry of Health's data, there were 412 new Covid-19 cases added throughout Indonesia on Thursday (28/4/2022).

Meanwhile, the number of recovered patients increased by 1,171, and the number of deaths increased by 18.

Periodically, the increase in Covid-19 cases in Indonesia in the lead-up to Eid al-Fitr 2022 is considered very low, as shown in the graph.

However, does this mean that the Covid-19 pandemic wave has subsided?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), instead of subsiding, the currently low pandemic wave actually indicates a minimal number of Covid-19 tests globally.

"Because many countries are reducing (Covid-19) tests, the WHO is receiving less and less information regarding transmission and its sequencing," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (27/4/2022).

"This makes us increasingly blind to the patterns of transmission and evolution (of Covid-19)," he added.

Similar sentiments were expressed by Bill Rodriguez, Executive Head of FIND, an organization that collaborates with the WHO to expand access to Covid-19 tests globally.

According to Bill, the current global Covid-19 testing rate has decreased by 70% to 90%.

“Covid-19 testing has become a victim of the global decision to lower our guard; we are blind to what is happening with this virus,” said Bill, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (27/4/2022).

(Also Read: 85 Million People Will Go Home for Eid al-Fitr 2022, Most from East Java)

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