Anies Called Jakarta Helping To Lower The Positivity Rate For COVID-19 On A National Scale

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in DKI is still high. However, he said, this was based on massive testing and specimen testing.

According to Anies, Jakarta is helping to reduce the level of the positivity rate on a national scale. The positivity rate is the percentage of the number of positive confirmed cases that arose from all the real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and molecular rapid test (TCM) specimen examinations.

"Indonesia's positivity rate is 12.1 percent, while Jakarta is 5.2 percent. If Jakarta is excluded from the total testing, the national positivity rate will be 17.6 percent," said Anies at the North Jakarta Metro Police, Thursday, July 23.

In other words, when the number of examinations on a national scale reached 759,626, 338,531 tests were conducted in Jakarta. So, if Jakarta is issued, the National (total testing) will only be around 421 thousand.

"We have to maintain this while hoping that other areas will (control the outbreak, red)," said Anies.

Anies admitted that the positivity rate in DKI was 5.8 percent, which was still above the standard rate set by the World Health Organization (WHO) of 5 percent. In addition, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Jakarta is always at the top with an increase of more than 100 per day.

However, Anies is proud that DKI has passed the testing requirements set by WHO of 1 person per 1,000 population. Currently, DKI's testing ability reaches 4 people per 1,000 population.

"We are equal (our testing capability, red) with developed world cities such as Singapore, with Japan, we are equal because we are 4 times as much. Well, our position is still around the threshold. It is said to be safe or not, but on the threshold," said Anies.

Therefore, to reduce the trend of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta, Anies asked all parties, both the DKI Provincial Government and the public to always campaign for the use of masks.

"The key is in the mask. It is strange. If we meet, want to hug, want to shake hands, they are all held back. If we want to talk, we have to wear masks. in dealing with this COVID-19, "he said.