Minister Of Health Asks TNI / Polri To Help Tracing COVID-19: Don't Make People Fearful

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin requested assistance from the TNI and Polri to take part in tracing assistance in handling COVID-19. However, the Minister of Health noted that tracing COVID-19 does not scare the public

"I entrusted this, do not scare the people (when tracing)" said Minister of Health Budi Gunadi at the Rupatama building, Police Headquarters, Monday, February 15.

That means, said Budi Gunadi, the tracing process is carried out with a humanist approach. That way, people who are tested for COVID-19 can convey all information openly without pressure.

In addition, referring to the rules of the World Health Organization or WHO, the tracing process must be carried out massively. Because, for one positive person, the contact history of the previous three days must be traced.

"The point is, every person who is hit must be traced by 30 people within 72 hours," said Budi.

This WHO provision is the basis for the Ministry of Health to involve the TNI-Polri. The reason is that the number of human resources aka TNI / Polri personnel is very large and can accelerate efforts to track COVID-19 cases.

"It is impossible for civilians to be able to. This training is already in progress for the Regional Police and the Military Commander, but we need access to Babinsa and Bhabinkamtibmas," said the Minister of Health.

"WHO also said that for every 100 thousand population it takes 30 Tracers or tracers. So I calculated that it takes 89 thousand. I can't possibly have," continued Budi.

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi previously said that at least 80 thousand tracers or people tracing were needed. So, with that amount you will get maximum results.

"The surveillance strategy or military language is intel, how can we know where the enemy is and they are moving anywhere. In the past, it was tracked using interrogation techniques, now using testing and tracing techniques. This time we at the Ministry of Health realized that tracing needed 30 tracers per person. -100 thousand inhabitants, and must be spread across all village locations, "said Budi.