Indonesia has confirmed 218 new coronavirus cases, taking the Southeast Asian country’s total to 2,491, which is the biggest daily jump since the first cases were announced a month ago, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto announced on Monday.
The official announced that the death total rose to 11, bringing the total number of deaths to 209, while a total of 192 people had recovered from the virus.
On March 26, Covid-19 rapid response task force announced at a press briefing that Indonesia needs an additional 1,500 doctors and 2,500 nurses to treat coronavirus patients amid the surge in cases.
Covid-19 task force volunteer coordinator Andre Rahadian stated that the country also highly in need of pulmonologists, anaesthetists, and general physicians.
It is worth mentioning that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11 as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
The virus has infected more than one million people and killed over 69,498 worldwide. It also hit a number of celebrities and top political figures around the world.
The data collected so far showed that at least 961,692 people are infected and about 49,165 people have died.
Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
They can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.
Several Arab countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.
The virus caused complete paralysis in all sports activities worldwide, as many countries around the world suspended all the sporting activities due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
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