Indonesia to improve telehealth services as patients struggle during home isolation


File picture of Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin inspects the vaccination programme hosted by the Alumni Menteng 64 (AM64), a group of Kolese Kanisius Catholic high school alumni, in Jakarta on March 9, 2021. - Courtesy of Alumni Menteng 64

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): While the government works to improve online treatment services for self-isolating Covid-19 patients amid the ongoing third wave of the pandemic, reports continue to surface about complications in the use of telehealth apps.

Ria, a 27-year-old private company employee, went into self-isolation in a kost (rooming house) in South Jakarta early this month after she tested positive for Covid-19. She believes she had a mild case, experiencing a fever, headaches, muscle aches and chills.

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