Yogyakarta Extends One Week Online Learning

YOGYAKARTA - Online learning in Yogyakarta City which was implemented on March 1-7 will be extended again for one week until Monday, March 14, taking into account the high number of COVID-19 cases. in the future, until Monday (14/3), and will be re-evaluated," said Head of the Yogyakarta City Youth and Sports Education Office, Budhi Asrori in Yogyakarta, Monday, March 7. asked for additional recommendations, namely implementing face-to-face learning for final grade students, if it is still possible. Of course it requires more preparation," he said. This preparation is considered more effective if the learning materials are delivered directly and not through online learning because students will understand more easily. According to PPKM provisions, said Budhi, it is also possible to hold face-to-face learning in a limited capacity 50 percent per class. “If only 6th or 9th graders enter, the class capacity can be arranged. It is no longer 100 percent, it can still be filled with a maximum of 50 percent of students per class," he said. Thus, Budhi hopes that the health protocol for social distancing can still be applied, including later rules for limiting class hours during face-to-face learning. Meanwhile, the Head of the Yogyakarta City Health Office, Emma Rahmi Aryani, said that he had given a recommendation to extend online learning until March 14. “The main consideration is the case in Yogyakarta. It's still high," he said. The extension of face-to-face learning is only valid for a week and it is hoped that face-to-face learning can be carried out the following week so that grade 6 elementary and 9 junior high school students can prepare for the final exam. On Monday 7 March, there were an additional 177 new cases COVID -19 in Yogyakarta City with 512 patients recovered or completed isolation, and four patients died. Thus, there are currently 2,940 active cases in the city. The number of active cases decreased compared to Sunday, March 6, as many as 3,303 cases.