Doni Monardo: 17 Percent Of People Still Don't Believe In COVID-19

Chairman of the Task Force (Task Force) Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo (Photo: Doc BNPB)

JAKARTA - Chairperson of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo, said that there are 17 percent of the public who do not believe and think it is impossible and very unlikely to be exposed to COVID-19.

This was stated in Doni's report to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday, October 12.

"We also reported to the President that there were 17 percent of the people who still considered it impossible and very unlikely to be exposed to COVID-19, now this is certainly a very large number and earlier the President also emphasized repeatedly about the importance of behavior change," said Doni. told reporters reported by Antara .

He added that if you look at the data in all provinces, it turns out that Maluku is in the first position, then Jakarta.

"DKI in last July, the results of a survey conducted by the Balitbangkes Ministry of Health at the community level were impossible and very unlikely, was 30 percent. now it has dropped to 13.78 percent, "he said.

Then, he added, East Java, which was originally positioned in July 2020 at 29 percent, is now at 18.37 percent.

According to him, the collaboration of all components is believed to be able to change the perspective of the community, which at first felt it was impossible and very unlikely to be exposed to COVID-19 but slowly it is getting better and more and more are aware of it.

Doni also emphasized the importance of media, especially social media, which has been the most popular for disseminating information about health protocols.

"Media that rank first is social media followed by TV, WhatsApp, online media, posters, and also newspapers and radio," he said.

Then he emphasized, the level of community compliance which turned out to be influenced by the existence of sanctions or not.

"So the community gave testimony from the results of a survey conducted by BPS for 90,967 respondents, so 55 percent felt that there was no sanction and we also see here the problem of exemplary leadership. This is also in the position of 19 percent, so we really hope that all parties, all officials, all apparatus, and figures everywhere can invite the public by way of example, "he said.