The government affirms that health facilities are not limited since it has sufficient fundsJakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has made assurance that the government had adequate budget funding to fulfill health requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
”The government affirms that health facilities are not limited since it has sufficient funds," the minister noted during a joint press conference at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Building here on Thursday.
Hartarto remarked that the government will strive incessantly to boost the capacity of hospitals and health facilities to handle the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in the country.
The efforts encompass utilizing two- and three-star hotels akin to that done by the South Sulawesi provincial government, he stated.
"We also ready self-isolation wards at the Wisma Atlet. (The management of) Wisma Atlet has prepared towers 5 and 6 as well as towers 7 and 8 for workers returning from overseas," he noted.
Moreover, the government has increased the number of beds and ensured an increase of 480 thousand doses of drug stocks for hospitals and self-isolating patients next week.
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Translator: Astrid Faidlatul H/Suharto
Editor: Sri Haryati
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