The third wave has small chance of happening.

Jakarta There is low chance of a third wave of COVID-19 infections occurring in Indonesia, according to an epidemiologist at Universitas Indonesia, Pandu Riono.

“The third wave has small chance of happening,” Riono told ANTARA here on Monday.

This is because the government and public have successfully contained the second wave of COVID-19 and there is no indication that cases will hike at the moment, he explained.

In addition, the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 have dropped to almost zero, he added.

Such a condition can be attributed to high herd immunity, COVID-19 vaccinations, and natural infections, he said.

Therefore, the COVID-19 vaccination rate should be expedited for all Indonesian citizens to boost their immunity in battling the COVID-19 infection, he added.

Source: Antara News