Open AccessRamadan and Eid al-Fitr: Population movement, mass gathering and escalating of COVID-19 – A perspective from Indonesia
Author(s) -
Dian Sidik Arsyad,
Firzan Nainu,
Abram L. Wagner,
Kuldeep Dhama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trends in infection and global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2807-646X
DOI - 10.24815/tigh.v1i1.22421
Subject(s) - covid-19 , mass gathering , perspective (graphical) , population , geography , transmission (telecommunications) , socioeconomics , demography , political science , medicine , sociology , disease , virology , outbreak , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , telecommunications , art , public health , pathology , visual arts
In Indonesia, the most populous Moslem-majority country, despite the possibility of underreported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, 6,248 confirmed cases and 535 deaths have been recorded. With upcoming Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, between 18-23 million of Indonesians may move from urban locations (with high counts of COVDI-19) to rural areas with fewer cases currently but less laboratory capacity to diagnose cases. This review summaries the current situation of CO.VID-19 in Indonesia and discusses the possible impacts of mass population movement, Ramadan-related activities, and Eid al-Fitr celebration days on COVID-19 transmission in the country.