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Why some pockets of Indonesia remain COVID-free while the country’s cases continue to surge past 1 million
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to grow, two remote traditional groups have yet to record a single case throughout the pandemic.
Key points:
- Visitors are not allowed to come to the village where Baduy people live in West Java
- The tribe is known for limiting interactions with people from outside their villages
- An epidemiologist suggested all Baduy people should get tested to ensure they are COVID-free
The country hit 1 million COVID-19 cases at the end of last month, almost two weeks after the vaccine developed by China’s CoronaVac was rolled out.
But among at least two tribes in West Java — the people of Baduy and Kasepuhan Ciptagelar — no positive cases have ever been detected.
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