We often heard Indonesian experts’ warnings that Indonesia could be worse than Italy. Given measures taken, and assuming both got their first infections in January, we should have recorded over 100,000 deaths in Indonesia by now. The fact is we recorded only 616 casualties. Even if Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) was right, double it to 1,232, Indonesia is even better than Brazil, whose president is more hawkish than Jokowi. To subscribe please click here