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July, 8th 2021 was the pinnacle of the COVID-19 positive rate in Indonesia, with more than 38.000 new cases. These devastating numbers unquestionably became a concerning issue. Patrick Simanjuntak, the Managing Director of Draeger, said that in line with Draeger's mission, "To protect, support and save lives," Draeger has been giving continuous support to the Government, hospitals, and all institutions/companies related to helping alleviate the issue.

From educational training with Draeger Academy to vaccination with Draeger's Gotong Royong Vaccination. From hospital by contributing to RS Wisma Haji Pondok Gede to firefighters with "Draeger Up" campaign in safety.

Draeger has been doing all it can to help in every way despite the unprecedented crises on the rise.Draeger has become a part of helping the Government prepare and open the RS Wisma Haji Pondok Gede. Besides providing 32 ventilators and 51 patient monitors, Draeger biomedical team also gave its support to help with the installation in such a short amount of time. The determination and effort to help the RS Wisma Haji Pondok Gede resulted in RS Wisma Haji Pondok Gede officially operating on June 10th, 2021.

PT HM Sampoerna Tbk (HMSP) was appointed by the Ministry of Industry (MoI) to be one of the pilot industries for health protocols implementation. This appointment makes Sampoerna one of the companies undergoing a trial of industries to operate at full capacity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Head of Sampoerna Factory, Markus Hosea stated, “This strengthens our commitment to improve supervision and ensure compliance with applicable regulations in all production facilities and company operations.”

In order to observe the readiness of the trial, Putu Juli Ardika (Acting Director General of Agro Industry, MoI) had the opportunity to inspect Sampoerna’s production facilities in Rungkut Industrial area, Surabaya. Sampoerna is considered to be consistent in implementing the standard health protocols for the industry as well as meeting the trial criteria for essential industries that can fully operate during the pandemic. Sampoerna has administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination for nearly 100% of its employees and the production facilities observe strict health protocols and are also equipped with facilities for conducting antigen and PCR swab tests, supported by medical personnel. Moreover, Sampoerna also applies self-assessment regulation for employees prior to coming to work as well as mechanisms that facilitate physical distancing and tracing efforts.

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