Luhut Is Honest About The Spike In COVID-19, Fadli Zon Quips: Government Predictions Are Often Wrong

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan honestly said that the spread of COVID-19 cases that continued to soar was beyond the government's predictions.

This was conveyed by Luhut after being appointed by President Joko Widodo as the coordinator of the Java-Bali Emergency PPKM.

“Honestly, we didn't predict that after June this year there would be another spike. That's what we know, we don't know much about COVID," said Luhut in an online press statement, Thursday, July 1.

Luhut's statement immediately received the spotlight of a member of the House of Representatives from the Gerindra Party, Fadli Zon.

Fadli satirized the government's inability to predict the spike in COVID-19 cases. This is because the government's predictions and failure to anticipate COVID-19 have continued to occur since the beginning of last year.

"The government's predictions regarding COVID-19 since the beginning of last year have often been wrong," said Fadli, Friday, July 2.

The chairman of the DPR BKSAP also suggested that President Joko Widodo intervene directly in dealing with COVID-19, if the government was really serious. Don't just rely on subordinates.

This is because, said Fadli, it is feared that they will only give good answers about the current conditions, aka not in accordance with reality.

"If you want to be serious, President Jokowi should immediately lead the handling of this COVID-19," said the Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra Party.