New Health Minister Vows Greater Focus on Coronavirus Response BY :LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN & HERU ANDRIYANTO DECEMBER 23, 2020
Jakarta. Newly-appointed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin promised a revamped campaign against coronavirus to get some normalcy back to the lives of the Indonesian people, as newly cases and death toll are rising to a new level.
Shortly after being introduced as a new member of the cabinet by President Joko Widodo on Tuesday, Budi said his immediate responsibility is to tackle the raging virus “in the quickest and best way possible”.
“So that students can return to their schools, small and medium-scaled entrepreneurs can reopen their shops and businesses can regain ground to propel the national economy,” Budi said.