The Governor Of South Sulawesi Asks Prof. Rudy To Review Makassar Curfew: Poor MSMEs, Banana Trader Epe

JAKARTA - The Governor of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Prof. Nurdin Abdullah asked the Acting Mayor of Makassar, Prof. Rudy Djamaluddin to review the implementation of the curfew in Makassar City. The impact of the curfew must be assessed with the growth of COVID-19 cases.

"That's why I worked with the mayor, whether there was an impact that curfew had on the growth of cases. If the case continues, we must continue to save our economy too. Pity the MSME traders, martabak sellers, epe bananas, ”said Nurdin, who is familiarly called Prof. NA, to reporters, Monday, January 11.

Meanwhile, regarding the PSBB regarding the increase in COVID-19 cases, the Governor of South Sulawesi has not made a decision. Because currently the central government is imposing restrictions on community activities (PPKM) in the Java-Bali region.

"Not yet (PSBB), we are just waiting for an order, right? Jakarta will identify all developments in the case, only Java-Bali has just come out," he continued.

According to him, the decision to implement the PSBB must pay attention to the impact of economic risks.

"That is the risk, so it must be considered carefully, so we are waiting for orders. If the central order says, we will do the PSBB, ”said Nurdin.

The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has released data on developments in the handling of COVID-19 cases. Based on examination of 38,061 specimens, 8,692 new positive cases were found.

"The total accumulation of positive cases since COVID-19 was discovered in Indonesia reached 836,718 people," quoted from data from the Ministry of Health, Monday, January 11.

Meanwhile, for recovered cases, there were an increase of 7,715 cases. That way, the total will be 688,739 people who have recovered from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of cases died increased by 214 to 24,343 people.

On the other hand, provincial data with the highest number of additional positive cases are in DKI Jakarta. Based on data, 2,461 people in the capital have tested positive for COVID-19. So that the total residents who have been infected have become 208,583 people.

Then, other provinces with a high number of additional positive cases included West Java with 1,475 cases. Then, Central Java with 1,049 cases, East Java with 792 cases, and South Sulawesi with 616 cases.

Meanwhile, the province with the most cases recovered was also occupied by DKI Jakarta with 2,510 cases. Then, West Java with 1,060 cases, Central Java with 791 cases, South Sulawesi with 552 cases, and East Java with 522 cases.

So far there are 2 provinces recorded without any positive cases. Then, there were 4 provinces that had additional cases under 10, namely North Maluku, Bengkulu, West Sumatra, and West Kalimantan.