{"id":3616,"date":"2020-09-08T16:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aiccusa.org\/?page_id=3616"},"modified":"2020-09-08T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:32:27","slug":"update-27-august-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/aiccusa.org\/?page_id=3616","title":{"rendered":"Update #27 August 31, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indonesia Corona Virus Update #27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 August 31, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cumulative number of reported cases:\u00a0<\/strong>174,796<\/strong> (as of August 31) <\/strong>
\n7417 Deaths<\/strong>
\n125,959 Recoveries\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Rupiah to US$14,554<\/strong>
\nJakarta Stock Exchange Index: 5,238<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Overview-Highest # Daily New Cases\/Active Cases Decline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the last 5 days the daily number of new COVID-19 cases have been the highest since the outbreak. \u00a0They are: \u00a02719 (8\/27), 3003 (8\/28), 3308 (8\/29), 2858 (8\/30), 2743 (8\/31).\u00a0The numbers are due in part to more testing (which grew 55% over the last week).<\/p>\n

However, because recoveries are outpacing the new cases and deaths, active cases fell 7% week-on-week, the sharpest drop since the pandemic began.\u00a0This may be a sign that treatments have improved, although this is not yet conclusive. \u00a0\u00a0If testing numbers go up that could unveil more new cases, enough to reverse the decline in active case numbers.<\/p>\n

Indonesia has now recorded more cases than China.<\/p>\n

Due to a continued rise in new cases in Jakarta its governor, Anies Baswedan, has extended large scale social restrictions (no bars, nightclubs and commercial operations at 50% of capacity).<\/p>\n

Nationwide, positive test rates continue about 10%.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cRed Zone\u201d regions include various districts in: Malaku; Gorontalo; East, Central, and South Kalimantan; East, Central and West Java; Jakarta; South, West, and North Sumatra; and Aceh.<\/p>\n

Advanced trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in China are currently under way in Indonesia and more than 2000 Indonesians have signed up for the trial of the vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer Sinovac.<\/p>\n

Travel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local tourism Not Yet Helping Bali:<\/strong> The decision to postpone a plan to reopen Bali to foreign tourists was not an easy one, a spokesperson of\u00a0the Bali Hotel General Managers Association (IHGMA) has said. “We’re not sure how the Bali tourism industry can survive until early 2021 with the\u00a0addition of four to five months [of closure],” said.\u00a0\u00a0“The reopening of\u00a0tourism to local residents on July 9 and domestic tourists on July 31 has not had a significant effect on increasing hotel occupancy\u00a0in Bali,” Made said.<\/p>\n

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