COVID Vaccine Number Above 50 Percent, PPKM Tanah Datar West Sumatra Status Down To Level 1

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SUMBAR - The implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, has dropped to level one from level three.

The head of the Tanah Datar Health Service, Yesrita said, the decline in the level was due to the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination which had met the standards set by the central government, which was above 50 percent.

"This decrease in level is an indicator that there are no cases and the achievement of COVID-19 vaccination is already above 50 percent," he said in Batusangkar, Antara, Tuesday, December 7.

The vaccination achievement in Tanah Datar has reached 51 percent and is targeted to reach 70 percent by the end of the year.

To increase this achievement, the Tanah Datar Regency Government will hold a vaccine celebration, Wednesday, December 8, which will be held in 14 sub-districts in 75 nagari by deploying 40 vaccination teams.

"From the vaccination campaign, we are targeting as many as 20,000 targets who can be vaccinated and hope to increase the percentage of vaccination achievements by the end of the year," he said.

Tanah Datar Regent, Eka Putra said the implementation of PPKM level one in Tanah Datar was based on the instructions of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) No.65 dated December 6, 2021. Tomorrow, the Communication Forum and Regional Leaders (Forkopimda) will directly review the implementation of vaccination campaigns carried out throughout the country. district in Tanah Datar.

"Tomorrow morning Forkopimda will hold a meeting first and after that conduct a review of vaccination outlets in all sub-districts," he said.