Bad News, Jakarta Residents Are Increasingly Not Disciplined In Washing Hands And Wearing Masks

DKI Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo via Facebook Anies Baswedan)

JAKARTA - For the umpteenth time, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has again extended the enactment of micro-based Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) until April 5, 2021. But on the one hand, Anies revealed bad news.

Anies said, in the past week, there has been a decline in community compliance with 3M's health protocol. He took this data from the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, UNICEF, and health center cadres.

"The three indicators have decreased, including wearing a mask and maintaining a distance of only 40 percent and washing hands with soap by only 10 percent. In fact, previously these indicators could touch 85 percent", said Anies, Tuesday, March 23.

Anies asked residents to improve the discipline of health protocols. Even though he realized that there were already many residents who were bored and bored with this situation.

"But the virus is tireless, unsaturated. And I often say that wearing a mask is uncomfortable, but it is more uncomfortable to be treated for positive COVID-19", said Anies.

Anies believes that the extension of the micro PPKM, coupled with the vaccination program, will quickly restore the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, both health and economy.

Head of DKI Health Office Widyastuti explained that there has been an increase in the number of active cases of COVID-19 over the past week. As of March 16, the active cases stood at 1,622. Then, active cases rose again after the long holiday.

"The post-holiday period of the religious holidays of Isra Miraj and Nyepi, the curve is back up, although it remains under control to 7,322 active cases on March 21, 2021", said Widyastuti.

Then, the total capacity of isolation beds as of March 7 was 8,256 beds and 4,922 beds were used or 60% of the existing number. Meanwhile, the total ICU capacity as of March 7 was 1,148 and 755 ICUs were used or 66% were used.

"Meanwhile, as of March 21, we had a capacity of 7,863 isolation beds and were filled with 4,258 or 54 percent and 1,142 for ICU and 674 or 59 percent filled. That way, the beds and ICUs that were previously prepared could be transferred to the care of non-patients COVID-19", he explained.