JAKARTA - "Life that is not at stake, will never be won," wrote Fadjroel Rachman in his Twitter tweet, Wednesday, July 14. The public reacted critically, linking the upload to the plan to extend the Emergency PPKM. This conflict is stirring. Is it worth the lives of the people in the next six weeks at stake for the failures of the government?
"Daily traders who go out to trade are also betting every day, sir. Especially now. Betting so that they can work and stay healthy without getting COVID. So far, they haven't won, sir. The Satpol PP has even shouted at the government. that little guy. It's an unfair battle for them," wrote the account @SullyYellow in response.
"Well, at the Palace, he never directly assisted medical personnel in the field. Have you ever risked your life for the safety of others?" asked @zeronol0 to Fadjroel.
Another, @ipankptc049 commented: Bung Jubir, it's better to update the photos that you are working to help directly deal with the pandemic rather than updating bourgeois photos like this. The fall even many who sneer. I believe you must also work a lot according to your main duties and responsibilities with the government. But also use personal empathy.
We ask for Fadjroel's clarification about the intent behind his tweet. Until this article was compiled, Fadjroel did not respond. What is clear, after uploading Friedrich Schiller's famous quote, Fadjroel uploaded his moment of undergoing a fit n proper test as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Commission I of the DPR.
A life not at stake, never to be won ~ Friedrich Schiller pic.twitter.com/c9ldh7Dzgl
— Fadjroel Rachman (@fadjroeL) July 13, 2021
Failure is the kindest and most polite word to describe the situation in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Indonesian government. There were attempts but did not achieve success, so the KBBI defines the word failure.
How can you say it failed? Because we cannot call this a success, let alone control it, as said by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.
Indonesia broke a number of records, ranging from the most daily cases to the highest death toll in a global context. The first time the global record was broken by Indonesia occurred on Friday, July 9th.
At that time, Indonesia broke the daily COVID-19 case record with 38,391 positive cases. Indonesia overtook India, which the previous day, July 8, recorded 34,443 positive cases. On Sunday, July 11, Indonesia broke another record. This time for the highest death toll in the world with a record of 1,007 inhabitants.
The latest data quoted from the COVID-19 Task Force, Thursday, July 15 shows that Indonesia has once again broken its own record with 56,757 new positive cases. With this, the total positive cases of COVID-19 in the country reached 2,726,803. Of the total cases, 70,192 of them died.
Is this record addition of cases a good sign of ongoing testing and tracing? Unfortunately it doesn't look like that. Even the implementation of the Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) which has been set since July 3, has not had a significant impact.
We look at the case growth data and related variables, such as the number of specimens examined and the test positivity rate (TPR). We pull the time period back ten days, to be exact July 3 to July 13. On July 3, the first day of Emergency PPKM, there were 14,138 new cases.
The case was found from 110,983 examinations. From this figure, a TPR of 25.2 percent was obtained. Meanwhile, on July 13, 47,899 new positive cases were found from 159,354 examinations. TPR recorded, 30 percent. TPR grew by about 5 percent. Meanwhile, the number of deaths has doubled.
On July 3, the daily death toll was 493. On July 13, authorities recorded 864 people died from COVID-19. It is recorded in the data that 34 provinces and 510 districts/cities have been infected with the corona virus. The logic above will get worse if we pull it up to today's data, July 15.
Bet six weeks PPKMEpidemiologist from the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia (FKM UI), Pandu Riono expressed his views on Emergency PPKM that the government has so far implemented. Just look at the data, said Pandu. "As long as the case rate is high, as long as the mortality is high, it doesn't work," he told VOI.
"Indeed, what has the government done? Tell them to do what has not been done," Pandu answered our question about what ideal steps need to be taken to ensure the effectiveness of PPKM if it is extended for the next six weeks.
When VOI called, Raihan Fariz had just finished an online class. The situation is getting worse, he said. Reyhan's income comes from filling electric guitar classes at a music school network from Japan. He also regularly fills the stage as a season player at a bar in Blok M, South Jakarta.
Those activities have been stopped long ago. For teaching, face-to-face activities actually returned some time ago. But PPKM Emergency again ran afoul of it. Raihan is currently planning to return to his village in Tegal, Central Java.
"I still haven't given up, though. I took a lot of odd jobs. But if PPKM takes up to six weeks, I think I'm done... I think I'll go back to Tegal. I don't know what I want to be. But at least I don't have to worry about paying there rent a house," he said.
Wahyu Fattah was the first to adapt to a new life. Its tourism bus charter bureau has been in ruins since the start of the pandemic last year. Since then Wahyu has changed into two different types of business. "It used to be my screen printing. But it died. Then finally it opened a chicken noodle (stall)," he told VOI.
"At first I thought the food was scary like a bus (risky). It's a pandemic, right. But it turns out to be even more alive. Alhamdulillah people are not afraid like I imagined," he said.
However, the Emergency PPKM two weeks ago made it difficult for him. Wahyu's chicken noodle stall, which is located in Perum Kranggan Raya Permai, Bekasi, West Java, is not visited by many people. He outsmarted this condition by reducing the quantity of his raw noodle production.
"I make the oil. Yes, I'm usually 50, I made the first 30. Yesterday I even had 25. I also had 20. I adjusted it daily," Wahyu said.
Regarding the six-week Emergency PPKM plan, both Reyhan and Wahyu hoped that would not happen. Both are aware that mobility restrictions need to be implemented. But it's also impossible to still be able to eat and meet other basic needs if you just stay at home.
"I don't want to depend on the government. But even if it happens, does the government want to pay for the three of me?" said the husband and father of one child.
When will you obey the Quarantine Law?
Epidemiologist FKM UI, Pandu Riono alluded to Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine. Law 6/2018 contains many important things that can be used as a reference for pandemic policies in Indonesia.
So according to Pandu, the government must immediately implement Law 6/2018. The first step can be started from the formation of government regulations based on Law 6/2018.
One of the most important points of Law 6/2018 is how the government guarantees the full livelihood of every community. This guarantee is the most logical way to stop people's mobility.
"Just look at that person who is still out of the house. Remember the beginning of PPKM (Emergency), when I went to the office, many people were found to be working. What's more sad is the people who are less involved," said Pandu.
"Emergency PPKM is not a Quarantine Law. I told you from the start to make government regulations based on the Quarantine Law. Without it, you can't," added Pandu.
Quoted from the Cabinet Secretariat website, Emergency PPKM itself is based on the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 15 of 2021 concerning the Enforcement of Restrictions on Emergency Community Activities for Corona Virus Disease 2019 in the Java and Bali Regions. This Minister of Home Affairs is valid from 3-20 July 2021.
Meanwhile, Law 6/2018 does not recognize the terms Emergency PPKM and Micro PPKM which were previously enforced. Law 6/2018 only recognizes four schemes, namely Regional Quarantine, Hospital Quarantine, Home Quarantine, and Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB).
Basically, Law 6/2018 is an instrument that accommodates provisions in public health emergencies. The emergency situation in question is an extraordinary health event, one of which is marked by the spread of infectious diseases. The situation has been fulfilled.
Epidemiologist from Griffith University, Dicky Budiman sees Emergency PPKM or Micro PPKM as a shortcut taken by the government to avoid the obligation to fully meet the basic needs of the community. How about social assistance today?
It is not that. Law 6/2018 mandates more. Article 55 of the Law reads: During the Territorial Quarantine, the basic necessities of life for people and food for livestock in the quarantine area are the responsibility of the Central Government.
Then, Article 8 of Law 6/2018 confirms that everyone has the right to basic health services according to their medical needs, food, and other daily life needs during quarantine. The other necessities of life are clothing, toiletries, washing, and defecation.
After all human life is guaranteed. Only then can we think of sanctions. Law 6/2018 regulates that. Article 93 stipulates penalties for those who hinder the implementation of health quarantine so as to cause a public health emergency.
"... shall be sentenced to a maximum of one year in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 million," it is written in the text of the law.
"Emergency PPKM was created because it was a shortcut. Because the law has many derivatives that haven't been completed. It's not finished yet. That really needs to be fixed. It should be done immediately. In the end, our regulation can't be used," said Dicky to VOI.
"Actually, the PSBB and the Territorial Quarantine have been the result of a long study. I was involved too. Only the burdensome thing is that there must be a government burden to cover the costs, the burden of life. , there are still many holes," he added.
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