Terawan Agus Putranto touted how his country remains free of disease that has spread throughout the region.
With coronavirus spreading throughout South East Asia, Indonesia's top health official has credited divine assistance as the reason no cases of the illness have been reported in his country.
in the region. While authorities in Indonesia have tested 102 suspected cases, none has come back positive, theThe lack of confirmed cases has sparked concerns that the government in the world's most populous Muslim country is playing down the threat. "We owe it to God. It's because of our prayers. We do not wish upon something like that will reach Indonesia," he said, according to theRead morepointed out is a military doctor and radiologist with no experience in pandemics, dismissed a report by Harvard University released on February 11, which concluded that it was statistically probable that Indonesia would have a reported case by now, especially given its position as a key tourism destination.
But Terawan said:"Tell Harvard to come to Indonesia. I will order the doors to be opened for them to see. There is nothing that is covered up.", Terawan said on Monday:"In accordance with [state ideology] Pancasila, our country believes in God. No matter the religion, as long as we uphold Pancasila, praying is of utmost importance. We work and pray. It's an honorable thing.
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