Gibran Wants Face-to-face Learning Activities To Be Held, But Waiting For Next Monday

Wali Kota Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka (ANTARA)

SOLO - The Solo City Government, Central Java, immediately decided to continue face-to-face learning activities (PTM), which is currently still being stopped. When later held, PTN is not mandatory.

This was stated by the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. "I want another PTM, but not forcing it either," said Gibran in Solo, Antara, Thursday, February 10.

If parents allow their children to take part in PTM, they will be sent directly to school, but if they don't want PTM, they can take distance learning (PJJ).

"It's not considered absent as before, we don't force PTM. I'll decide later on Friday with the Secretary of State, Monday (continued PTM, ed.) or not," he said. In relation to the emergence of dozens of clusters of the spread of COVID-19 in the school environment, he asked all parties not to blame the school.

"At school, it's only for a few hours, what's outside of that, you know. Parents please monitor their children," he said.

The Surakarta City Health Office (DKK) stated that the latest data is that there are 41 schools that have confirmed the spread of COVID-19. The spread occurs from Kindergarten (TK) to university (PT) levels.

In this regard, the Surakarta City COVID-19 Handling Task Force is still continuing to carry out contact tracing efforts, while overall so far, the active positive cases of COVID-19 in Solo have reached 878 cases. Of the total, 845 people are undergoing isolation and the rest are undergoing treatment in hospital.