PSBB Jawa Bali, Doni Monardo: Can Reduce The Transmission Rate Of COVID-19 To 20 Percent

JAKARTA - Chairperson of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo, said that restrictions on community activities in Java-Bali (PSBB Jawa Bali) from 11-25 January can contribute to reducing the spread of COVID-19.

This was conveyed based on the restrictions the government had put in place in September 2020 and was considered successful in reducing the number of COVID-19 cases by up to 20 percent.

"Based on experience last September, when there was a high spike in cases, the central and local governments formulated a strategy to impose restrictions, thank God, when the peak occurred in October, the second week we could reduce it to 20 percent," said Doni in a press conference. aired on the BNPB YouTube account, Thursday, January 7.

He explained, in mid-October 2020 active cases of COVID-19 reached 67,000 people. However, because of the hard work between the central and regional governments and decided to impose restrictions, this figure could be reduced to reach 54,000 people.

"This means that there has been a decrease of around 13,000 people or about 20 percent and it can," he said.

So, seeing these conditions the government then decided to impose restrictions on January 11 for two weeks. It's just that this limitation needs support from all parties without exception.

"After we see active cases increasing, the central and local governments supported by all components of society must jointly take preventive measures," he said.

In addition, people still have to follow strict health protocols. Moreover, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), said Doni, had often advised the public about the importance of doing 3M, namely wearing masks, maintaining distance, and washing hands.

"Mr. President on every occasion said the importance of complying with health protocols. Today, we are all good at the Task Force to invite the public to conduct an evaluation, let's compare our requests to the public to comply with health protocols," said the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Previously reported, the government through the Chairman of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN) Airlangga Hartarto decided to implement the PSBB in Java and Bali. The goal is none other than to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

This new policy took effect on January 11 and ends on January 25. This is also anticipated by the government to be aware of the findings of a new variant of COVID-19 which is said to be more contagious and based on Government Regulation (PP) Number 21 of 2020 concerning Large-Scale Social Restrictions in the Context of Accelerating Handling of COVID-19.