JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) criticized the government's cancellation of level 3 PPKM throughout Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The reason, this policy change is considered confusing the public.
Member of Commission IX of the DPR from the PKS faction, Kurniasih Mufidayati, emphasized that his party had repeatedly conveyed that the Government should not rush into issuing policies if they were not based on science and data.
"This has changed again, even though it has been socialized long ago that there are year-end restrictions. The public has also been prepared for this restriction because they have understood ahead of time. There has even been a policy of banning school and office holidays during the Christmas and New Years," said Mufida to reporters, Wednesday, December 8.
He also questioned the government's frequent changes in decisions at the last second when the policy was to be implemented. In fact, said Mufida, policies related to handling the COVID-19 pandemic must be science-based by involving public health experts, epidemiologists and experts. Moreover, at this time there must be a high level of vigilance in anticipation of the entry of a new variant of Omicron.
"There is no statement that we have experienced a phase of group immunity with indicators of 70 percent of the complete dose. Here we are only 76 percent of dose one and only 56 percent of dose two. It's still far from being a figure to be used as a basis for loosening some things," he explained.
With this cancellation, said Mufida, the public will ask questions about the rules if PPKM Level 3 at Christmas and New Year will be made like what. Including whether all mobility is allowed without restrictions at all or is it adapted to the conditions of each region. "Or are there other policies?" Mufida asked. Mufida also reminded the government that a strategy that has proven to be effective in the fight against COVID-19 is very important to continue implementing health protocols, seriously increasing the implementation of 3T, optimizing and accelerating vaccination achievements and implementing local data-based restrictions, in order to anticipate the spread. In the midst of new variants, the resistance of vaccination is still unclear, but changes are made. Don't let the public catch this rule change as an exemption to carry out activities without progress during the long school holidays, Christmas and the end of this year," he concluded.
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