Compared To PSBB, Ridwan Kamil Value PSBM More Effective In Reducing The Spread Of COVID-19 In Bandung

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta will reintroduce large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital. As a buffer zone, West Java will also coordinate on the impact on Bogor, Depok and Bekasi (Bodebek).

The Governor of West Java (West Java) as well as the Chairperson of the West Java COVID-19 Task Force, Ridwan Kamil, said that Bodebek would also adjust to the capital's policy regarding the re-enforcement of the PSBB.

Even so, Ridwan Kamil emphasized that this does not mean that Bodebek will carry out a strict PSBB. According to him, West Java will wait for Jakarta's final decision regarding the PSBB and coordinate with regional heads in Bodebek as the main things that must be done before issuing policies.

Furthermore, Emil, his nickname, said that coordination must really be done. This is to avoid ineffective regulations, because they first carry out policies and then coordinate.

Emil said, the implementation of PSBM in West Java was effective in reducing the number of COVID-19 cases. One example is the handling of clusters of state education institutions in Bandung City last July through PSBM in local villages.

"Whatever is decided by DKI Jakarta, West Java in the Bodebek zone, it will adjust. But the definition of adjusting does not mean the answer is also to tighten the PSBB, because in West Java so far it has implemented what is called Micro-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBM) and is effective," in a written statement received by VOI, Sunday, September 13.

As for now, Emil revealed, about 70 percent of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus cases that cause the COVID-19 disease in West Java occurred in the Bodebek area or areas bordering the DKI Jakarta Province.

Currently, Emil said, his party is studying the success of a complete recovery in the COVID-19 case in the country's educational institutions so that they can recommend the same method of handling for active cases that are still in West Java.

"When there was a case in Secapa, it was not one Bandung city that was closed, but only one sub-district, namely the sub-district (Hegarmanah) where the location of Secapa is located. Alhamdulillah, now 100 percent of its officers are cured and now it has become an example of how to treat patients in West Java. , "he said.

In addition, Emil also emphasized the importance of seeing the COVID-19 pandemic through human and scientific perspectives to prioritize the value of helping, tolerance, mutual understanding, and praying for each other. For this reason, his party claims to be ready to help DKI Jakarta in terms of the availability of hospital isolation rooms.

Until September 11, 2020, the occupancy rate of the COVID-19 referral hospital in West Java was around 44.33 percent and was considered safe because this figure was below the World Health Organization (WHO) standards which stipulated that the hospital fill rate had to be below 60 percent.

"If hospital isolation rooms in West Java are needed for DKI, then we are happy to provide support (isolation room assistance). Because I always say, we have to increase collaboration, reduce the word competition, because we are both NKRI, "he explained.

Emil also requested that the central government help regions increase the ratio of testing for COVID-19, especially for West Java, which has a population of nearly 50 million. Because, said Emil, until now West Java's capacity is only 0.6 percent. That is already extraordinary, 50 thousand tests with the PCR method per week.

Meanwhile, WHO standards regarding COVID-19 testing need to be carried out on at least 1 percent of the total population, so that the West Java people who have to be tested are approximately 500 thousand people.

"But because our population is large, the percentage always looks smaller (from other provinces). So, we ask for help from the central government, especially for West Java, namely to increase the stock of PCR kits and tools so that we can meet the requirements earlier (testing WHO standards), "he said.