Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that the overall coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) areas had crossed 60 percent of the vaccination target.

While delivering a virtual press statement via the YouTube channel of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture on Monday afternoon, the health minister noted that in accordance with the regulation, sports competitions might be held in areas that had achieved the 60-percent coverage in terms of administering the first dose of vaccination.

Sadikin noted that the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination had been administered to 406,531 people, or some 62 percent of the total targeted 648,622 vaccination recipients spread across five areas where the XX PON is taking place in Papua.

“The first dose of vaccination has been administered to 253,474 people, or 39 percent (of the target population),” he stated.

The minister noted that vaccination coverage in Merauke District, Jayapura City, and Mimika District had surpassed the 60-percent figure, while vaccination coverage in Jayapura District had, so far, reached 57 percent, whereas vaccination coverage in Keerom District had only reached 54 percent of the target.

“Along with the TNI and Police, we are currently expediting (vaccinations) for Jayapura District and Keerom District to reach 60 percent,” he stated.

The minister has ensured that the COVID-19 vaccine supply for the first and second doses had arrived in Papua and was ready to be distributed.

The XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) 2021 will be held on October 2-15, 2021. At least 6,400 athletes and 3,500 officials from 34 provinces across Indonesia are expected to participate in Papua’s PON National Games that will feature 37 events.

Source: Antara News