Anies: Continued PSBB Was Done Massively To Save The People Of Jakarta

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (doc. Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan has stipulated the continued Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) which will take effect from September 14 tomorrow. Where is the focus of the PSBB this time to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases that have increased since the beginning of September.

Anies explained that the increase in positive cases of COVID-19 had reached 49 percent. This increase occurred in the last 12 days, starting from August 30 to September 11, 2020.

"In September, there was a significant increase in cases. On August 30, the end of August, there were 7,960 active cases in Jakarta. At that time, we witnessed that in August, active cases decreased, but entering September to September 11, yesterday it became 12 days. first, it increased by 3,864 cases or about 49 percent compared to the end of August, "said Anies in a press conference broadcast on the YouTube channel of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, Sunday, September 13.

In fact, according to Anies, since the COVID-19 outbreak was first discovered in Jakarta, it has continued to increase to this day. At least starting from March, it has accounted for 25 percent of positive cases nationwide.

Therefore, said Anies, extra steps are needed to deal with COVID-19 in DKI Jakarta. It is necessary to tighten the movement of citizens to control the spread of COVID-19 cases.

With a different formulation from yesterday's transitional PSBB period. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is taking massive steps in order to save the people in DKI Jakarta.

"So that the movement of the increase in cases in Jakarta can be controlled, because if this is not controlled, the economic, social and cultural impacts will be enormous," he said.