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Indonesia is a new COVID-19 epicenter. The peak has yet to come. "After the pandemic we probably will have a lost generation."

Kris Wati (right), a volunteer of Posyandu measures the height of Aqilla (middle), accompanied by her mother Roozmalinie, in Pondok Melati, Bekasi. Indonesia is a new COVID-19 epicenter. The peak has yet to come. "After the pandemic we probably will have a lost generation." January 2021. Kris Wati (right), a volunteer of Posyandu (a monthly community-based health service which focuses on children and pregnant women), measure the height of Aqilla (middle) who accompanied by her mother Roozmalinie at the local community leader's home in Pondok Melati, Bekasi, a suburban area east of Jakarta. Posyandu, which provides vaccinations and nutritional supplements, plays an important part in Indonesia's fight against stunting in children. However, in many places, it has been held less frequently because of the pandemic. In this area, to adhere to social distancing advice, Posyandu is held by visiting children at their home or by setting up an appointment with the parents.

Indonesia is a new COVID-19 epicenter. The peak has yet to come. "After the pandemic we probably will have a lost generation."

Students at Jakarta's Elementary School No.1, in Manggarai, South Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is a new COVID-19 epicenter. The peak has yet to come. "After the pandemic we probably will have a lost generation." September 2021. Students wait to be picked up by their parents after finishing limited face-to-face class at Jakarta's Elementary School No.1 on September 6, 2021, in Manggarai, South Jakarta, Indonesia. This school is one among 610 schools around Jakarta which restart face-to-face classes with strict health protocols enforced. So far, all schools are only open for three days a week, waiting for gradual evaluation until they are allowed to operate every day. The number of student is still also limited with half of the class still learn from home via video conference. After more than one year after the start of the pandemic, more than 600 schools around Jakarta begin to reintroduce face-to-face education by August 30, 2021. Although the outbreak is far from over in most parts of Indonesia, Nadiem Makarim the Indonesian Minister of Education pushed the risky move. "We have seen a decline in learning achievement, many children have dropped out of school, especially women. In various areas, there are many learning losses that have permanent impacts", he said during a meeting with Indonesian parliament.