Schools In Jakarta Start 100% Face-To-Face Learning, Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives: We Ask Local Governments To Stay Alert

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's policy of allowing 100 percent Face-to-face Learning (PTM) is in accordance with the rules set by the Central Government, in this case, the COVID-19 Task Force.

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, welcomed the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's policy of allowing 100 percent Face-to-Face Learning (PTM). According to him, the policy is in accordance with the rules set by the Central Government, in this case, the COVID-19 Task Force.

"What the DKI Regional Government has done is in accordance with government regulations or those issued by the COVID-19 Task Force," said Sufmi Dasco at the DPR Building, Monday, January 3.

Moreover, said Dasco, vaccination for school children has reached 80 percent of the dose. In addition, the implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in DKI has also returned to Level 1.

However, Dasco reminded the DKI Provincial Government and residents to remain vigilant about the new variant of Omicron. It also calls for an evaluation of the policies implemented.

"This is of course so that they can also make evaluations from time to time," said Dasco.

Meanwhile, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria asked students to go straight home after undergoing face-to-face learning (PTM). This is a form of anticipation of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Jakarta.

"Please all parents monitor and monitor because we educational staff have limitations, everything depends on all of us and especially parents. We have experience, yesterday's cases when PTM was opened, many children came home from school did not go straight home, stop at a friend's house, play and so on. So that there will be additional COVID-19, we ask you to go home again," said Ariza at City Hall, Central Jakarta, Monday, January 3.

Ariza also explained that the rules were clear regarding PTM. Starting from disinfectants, second dose vaccination and so on.