West Java Hopes That There Will Be No Spike In COVID-19 After The Long Holiday, Kang Emil: If The Data Is The Same, The Pandemic Will Become Endemic

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (ANTARA/HO-Humas West Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - West Java Governor M Ridwan Kamil has anticipated the backflow and threat of the spread of COVID-19 and a wave of migrants from villages or urbanization. The permit for going home for the first time in three years of the pandemic from the central government has serious consequences. Ridwan Kamil in his press statement, Friday May 6, explained that the backflow in West Java until Thursday, May 5 last night was still under control. All parties, from the police, transportation services, and district/city governments, as well as other supporting stakeholders have carried out their duties according to the scenario. this (backflow in West Java) is relatively smooth. I think this is thanks to the various efforts made, such as the implementation of one-way vehicles on toll roads, contra flow, which is relatively successful," said Ridwan Kamil quoted from Antara. movement of local and foreign tourists. West Java is not only a crossing area but also a tourism destination. "Our focus is now on handling tourism because millions of people may think the same way: after Eid, where else to go besides tourism. So to anticipate COVID-19, all tourist attractions are asked to tighten visitor screening ( with the PeduliLindung application)," said Ridwan Kamil. The governor revealed that the third or booster vaccination in West Java had met the planned target. However, there should be no slowdown, even faster. “Vaccinations, especially booster vaccines, continue to be encouraged. Until now in West Java, the booster has been above 30 percent, according to the target," said Ridwan Kamil.

With the mobility and activities of the homecomers, the Governor hopes that there will be no increase in COVID-19 cases like in previous years. So that the scenario of an endemic pandemic continues on track. "Until today, based on data (BOR) in hospitals, only 0.8 percent, cases per day are only under 40's. Hopefully, after the return flow, the data will be relatively the same. With today, it shows that the pandemic has turned into an endemic," he said. While referring to the phenomenon of new arrivals after Lebaran which usually occurs, Governor Ridwan Kamil believes that the trend in West Java continues to decline thanks to various efforts made by the West Java Provincial Government to prevent urbanization. "We have tried to change the mindset, especially the millennial generation who want to find work in the city with various programs such as Millennial Farmers, village digitization, one village one company, and others. These various programs can give birth to new ideas, namely living in a city sustenance village," he said. In addition, Ridwan Kamil also hopes that investment in West Java, which ranks first nationally, can help create jobs Last year, we reached Rp. 136 trillion, which could encourage more job opportunities, because logically, with an investment of Rp. 1 trillion, it could absorb 800 to 1,000 jobs. In addition, due to the disruption of 4.0 and the disruption of the pandemic, it has forced a new lifestyle in the economy, including digitalization," he said.