"I ask the government to conduct a detailed mapping of the causes of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country," he said in a written statement received here on Tuesday.
After that, the government needs to find the best solution to address the causes one by one because the increase in COVID-19 cases requires proper handling that adequately tackles each of the causes, he added.
Soesatyo issued the statement in response to Indonesia's COVID-19 positivity rate, which has reached 6.07 percent, or higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO's) standard of 5 percent.
He also asked the Ministry of Health to increase vigilance and monitoring of the community's health protocol compliance. The ministry also needs to intensify COVID-19 tracing and testing efforts as well as vaccinations.
"The Ministry of Health is also asked to strive to make COVID-19 cases in Indonesia decrease again and be below the WHO standard, namely a maximum of 5 percent (positivity rate)," he said.
The MPR has requested the ministry to coordinate with regional governments to curb COVID-19 transmission in each region because, according to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, daily confirmed cases have climbed by more than three times in the past 27 days, he informed.
Regarding the handling of COVID-19 patients, the MPR Speaker asked the Health Ministry to keep the hospital bed occupancy rate under control and monitor the availability of health facilities for dealing with a potential spike in cases.
He also asked the ministry to maximize its COVID-19 handling mechanism through the provision of telemedicine services to COVID-19-positive patients and to ensure that each patient receives adequate services, including the delivery of medicines to patients self-isolating at home.
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