COVID-19 Task Force: The Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission Still Exists Even Though It's Small

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JAKARTA - Head of Behavior Change for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Sonny Harry B. Harmadi said the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the community still exists, although it has been reduced compared to before.

"The risk of transmission is smaller from time to time, but the transmission is still there," said Sonny as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, April 12.

According to him, the reduced risk of transmission is in line with the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic which is getting better, so that many regions have experienced a decline in PPKM levels.

Regions experiencing a decline in the level of PPKM will loosen various restrictions so that activities in the community will increase.

"In conditions where the activity is starting to open, because the risk of transmission is getting smaller, people are getting higher mobility, the activities are getting more and more," he said.

He also asked the public to realize that the world has not yet come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, so health protocols must still be carried out.

"The process remains important because we have not come out of the pandemic period," he said.

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force continues to carry out social engineering efforts to make people accustomed to carrying out health protocols such as using masks and maintaining distance.

"Now they're used to it, how come people wear masks, keep their distance, it's a part of their lives," he said.

He explained that people are allowed to do activities but the health protocol is an adaptive behavior that must be implemented. These efforts must continue so that the COVID-19 pandemic can end soon.