A Densely Populated And Slum Environment Is A Concern Of The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government To Overcome COVID-19

ILLUSTRATION / Dense residential environment in Kuningan area, Jakarta (Aprillio Akbar / Antara)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is paying more attention to community groups living in densely populated and slum areas to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

The reason is that people living in this area are considered susceptible to infection because of their low understanding of easily transmitted viruses.

"Groups of people (living in the area, red) are dense, slum in Jakarta that is our concern. On average, maybe because of their lack of education and understanding," said DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria in a press conference broadcast online on BNPB's YouTube account. , Friday, December 18th.

Apart from being vulnerable due to a lack of understanding, the people who live in such places usually come from the lower classes. Thus, they are usually pressed with the necessities of daily life and end up ignoring government recommendations by continuing to work outside the home without paying attention to health protocols.

"If you don't work, you don't leave your house, you don't get money, you don't eat, you die too. So because COVID-19 dies, you don't work, you die," he said.

However, this condition is inversely proportional to the people in Jakarta from the upper middle class. According to Riza, people from this group are usually more obedient to the implementation of health protocols and he is grateful for this.

This, he continued, was inseparable from the many facilities to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are grateful because Jakarta, the capital city, has many facilities, social media, media, many smart people, all complete," he said.

"So that the people of Jakarta are generally more obedient. At the beginning of the data from the survey, 60 percent of the people of Jakarta wear masks obey and obey. And, I apologize for educated people who are more obedient in wearing masks," he added.

In addition, the obedience of the upper middle class is also evident in the quietness of shopping centers. Although previously, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government was worried when the shopping center was opened, this concern was not proven.

Because, currently shopping centers are often empty of visitors. In fact, because of the silence there were a number of shopping centers that were forced to close.

"So the middle and upper class are more aware and aware that malls have become quiet until now. In fact, the target of 50 percent in malls did not arrive. Initially, it was only 11 percent, 13 percent. At first, several malls were allowed to open and close, because of a loss, or not. efficient. This shows that the upper middle class has a higher awareness even though the mall is the most delicious place in Jakarta, an entertainment place, they are aware and prefer to be at home, "he concluded.