President Jokowi Asks Face-to-face Learning To Be Evaluated, Anies Baswedan Admits He's Still Monitoring

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JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan stated that he would monitor the Face-to-Face Learning (PTM) process during the COVID-19 pandemic. This monitoring is a follow-up to President Joko Widodo's request to evaluate the current PTM process.

"We are continuously monitoring," said Anies at the Hian Thian Siang Tee Palmerah Temple, Tuesday, February 1.

Anies said, one of the factors considered in tightening community activities is hospital occupancy. So, it is currently under the supervision of the provincial government to determine steps related to PTM.

"Well, when there is an increase in hospital occupancy, the control is to reduce mobility. That's been an experience for one and a half years, almost two years. So now we are continuously monitoring hospital occupancy," said Anies.

If later the trend of the spread of COVID-19 continues to increase. So, a new tightening will be carried out, including the matter of PTM.

"Then if there is a trend that is changing significantly increasing so that it is worrying in terms of hospital capacity, then tightening can be done," he said.

However, when it was emphasized that there was a possibility that the PTM scheme would be terminated, Anies did not explain clearly. He only stated that at this time he had to be calm in dealing with and finding a way out regarding the spread of the COVID-19 variant, Omicron.

"We have to be calm, we have to be aware that he or this omicron is increasing. Yes, we have to be careful," said Anies Baswedan.