DPR Suggests Governor Anies Should Consider DKI Jakarta Lockdown 14 Days

JAKARTA - Commission II of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia has suggested that the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan carry out a lockdown to be implemented in the capital city to the central government. Given, the increase in COVID-19 cases is already very worrying

"If in Jakarta the spike in COVID-19 transmission is in fact uncontrollable, then it would be better if Governor Anies Baswedan considered the 14-day lockdown option for DKI," said Deputy Chairman of Commission II Luqman Hakim in his statement, Tuesday, June 22.

According to him, Governor Anies must coordinate with the government if he wants to implement a lockdown. As regulated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 13 of 2021.

"If there are regions that will make decisions on handling COVID-19 outside the instructions of the Minister of Home Affairs number 13/2021, they must coordinate with the central government," he said.

The PKB politician also urged that the COVID-19 vaccination in DKI Jakarta be accelerated, so that it will achieve the target of communal immunity or herd immunity. get top priority," said Luqman.

"The sooner the national vaccination target of 181 million people is achieved, the sooner communal immunity will be formed," he continued. Luqman said that vaccination is a long-term solution. Meanwhile, lockdown is a short-term solution that can be used as an option at this time. "Vaccination for the DKI area must be boosted so that it can reach at least 70 percent of the residents of DKI in the near future. Without seriousness in carrying out the vaccination program, the lockdown scenario is useless in the long term," he said.