From The Straits Times (published out of Singapore):
Indonesia distributes medicines for free as daily Covid-19 infections soar to 56,757
The Indonesian government on Thursday (July 15) began distributing free medicine and vitamins to self-isolating Covid-19 patients in high-risk areas as the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus continued to rip through the country, emptying pharmacy shelves.
In a broadcast via YouTube, President Joko Widodo said that, for a start, 300,000 packages would be distributed to those living in the worst-hit islands of Java and Bali, with another similar number elsewhere.
Each package will have seven days worth of therapeutic Covid-19 drugs and vitamins, and will be given to asymptomatic patients as well as those with mild to moderate symptoms including fever and dry cough. The medication for the latter group will require consultation with a doctor and a prescription.
And this little item is waaay down in the article:
Indonesia's food and drug agency has authorised ivermectin for emergency use against Covid-19, Reuters reported, although the World Health Organisation, as well as European and the US regulators did not recommend its use for Covid-19 patients.
Sounds like they are distributing these Indian kits:
About Ziverdo Kit
Ziverdo kit is a set of three types of medication -zinc acetate 50 mg, Doxycycline 100mg, Ivermectin 12mg.
And here is the data from worldometer:
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