Airlangga Brings Good News, Trends In COVID-19 Cases In NTB Declining Ahead Of The Mandalika MotoGP

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Coordinating Ministry for the Economy)

JAKARTA - Ahead of the upcoming March 18-20 Mandalika MotoGP, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, Airlangga Hartarto, said that there was a downward trend in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"NTB itself yesterday (the number of cases) exceeded Delta, but NTB's cycle has decreased," said Airlangga in a virtual press conference, Monday, February 21.

He also said that 90 percent of the total population of NTB had received the first dose of vaccine, 63 percent of the second dose, while the third dose had only touched 2.4 percent.

Airlangga said, as many as 2,500 team officials will reportedly attend the performance. The Mandalika Circuit is also rumored to be able to accommodate 100,000 spectators.

"The government has prepared the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 8 of 2022 as a working basis," he said.

This Minister of Home Affairs also regulates the obligation of local governments to carry out the first and second doses of vaccination at least 80 percent and to accelerate the follow-up dose (booster) no later than H-1 week before the implementation of the Mandalika MotoGP, as well as to provide health facilities, supporting health workers, and activate the handling post. COVID-19 at the provincial, district/city, sub-district, sub-district/village levels, to RW/RT.

The local government is also advised to carry out supervision and persuasive enforcement to the community so that they continue to comply with the prokes.

In his presentation, Airlangga also said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) continued to call for accelerating the third dose of vaccine in all regions in Indonesia and prioritizing the elderly and comorbid.

"The direction of the president for the second dose and the elderly has been accelerated and this is an important indicator to pay attention to," he said.