Day: July 31, 2022

A total of 56,107,904 Indonesians have received a first booster or the third vaccine dose against COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Ministry.

Indonesia added 272,114 new recipients of booster dose in a single day on Sunday, the ministry said.

In addition, as many as 170,099.599 Indonesian people have received second vaccine dose , or an increase of 43,905 from the previous day.

The number of people who have received the first vaccine shot has reached 202,478,708, or an increase of 35,497 people from that on Saturday.

The country has set a target of providing COVID-19 vaccine shots to a total of 208,265,720 people.

The Ministry of Health has issued Circular Letter Number HK.02.02/C/3615/2022 that was addressed to all regional heads in Indonesia regarding second booster shot targeting a total of 1.9 million healthcare workers.

The second booster vaccination drive is implemented starting July 29, 2022.

Booster doses provide additional immunity when the immune response from the first two vaccine doses has decreased over time.

The second booster is given at an interval of six months after the first booster .

Source: Antara News

The Cambodian Police in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh on Sunday (July 31, 2022) released seven more Indonesians held captive by an online scammer in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

The figure brought the number of Indonesians freed from captivity in the country to 62, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said in a written statement received in Jakarta on Sunday.

On Saturday (July 30, 2021) the Cambodian Police and the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh also released 55 Indonesians held captive in Cambodia.

The embassy is expected to remove the 62 Indonesians from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh on Sunday night .

While in Phnom Penh, the 62 Indonesians will receive psychological counseling from the Foreign Ministry.

As per the standard operating procedure, all the Indonesians who fell victim to human trafficking will undergo questioning in accordance with the screening form for the identification of human trafficking victims before being deported to Indonesia.

The screening form will be used to support the process of rehabilitating the victims and taking legal action against the people recruiting them in Indonesia.

The case of 62 Indonesians held captive in Cambodia came to the light when a person through his social media account @angelinahui97 appealed to the authority, particularly Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, to release them.

Source: Antara News