REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said the government is serious about anticipating cases of monkeypox or mpox. Erick said this commitment was demonstrated in a limited meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

“This morning I attended a limited meeting at Istana Merdeka to discuss the anticipation and handling of cases of monkeypox or mpox,” Erick said via Instagram account, @erickthohir on Tuesday (27/8/2024).

Erick said Jokowi paid special attention to the case. Although the fatality rate of mpox in Indonesia is low and still under control, Erick said Jokowi asked to remain vigilant.

“One of them is by increasing surveillance of people, goods, means of transport, and the environment, at the entrance of the country, particularly those from the contracted state,” Erick said.

Previously, the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta noted that there were 59 confirmed cases of monkeypox/Mpox from October 13, 2023 to August 19, 2024. Head of DKI Jakarta Health Department, Ani Ruspitawati said, while based on the distribution of Mpox cases in Jakarta in 2024, there are 11 cases of Mpox spread across eight districts in Jakarta.

In detail, six cases were recorded in January 2024, then three cases in February 2024, then one each in May and June occurred outside Jakarta.

“The cases were found in Ciracas, Grogol Petamburan, Jatinegara, Kebon Jeruk, Matraman, Pasar Minggu, Tanah Abang and Tanjung Priok. All cases were found in residents aged 21 to 50,” he said in a statement in Jakarta, Monday (26/8/2024).

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