Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regi...covid-19-fears
Indonesian body seeks hospital pneumonia data over Covid-19 fears
Monday, 02 Mar 2020
9:46 AM MYT
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Indonesian Health Ministry disease control and prevention directorate general has requested ministry-run hospitals provide it with data regarding cases of pneumonia and other respiratory diseases over concerns that cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus remain undetected in the country.
In a copy of the letter seen by The Jakarta Post, which is dated Feb 26, director-general Anung Sugihantono requested “vertical” hospitals -- those run by the Health Ministry -- to send data about the number of acute respiratory infection (ISPA) and pneumonia cases between Dec 1,2019 and Feb 25.
He also requested data regarding the number of deaths caused by respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia.
The contents of the letter were confirmed by the directorate general’s secretary, Achmad Yurianto, who said that it was written and issued merely in the interests of better data management...
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