COVID-19 Getting More Critical, Anies Extends DKI Emergency Response Status Until April 19

HI Circle (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan extended the emergency response status for the corona virus or COVID-19 disaster which was supposed to be completed on April 5. This status is again valid for more than 2 weeks, from April 3 to April 19.

The extension of this status was legalized through DKI Jakarta Governor Decree (Kepgub) Number 361/2020, which was signed by Anies on March 31.

"Establishing an extension of the emergency response status for the COVID-19 disaster in DKI Jakarta Province for 17 days, starting from April 3, 2020 to April 19, 2020," Anies said in a copy of the governorship received by VOI, Wednesday, April 1.

Anies has imposed an emergency response status from March 23 to April 5. However, considering the current conditions, cases of transmission of the COVID-19 virus in DKI Jakarta Province are still increasing.

On the official website corona.jakarta.go.id positive cases of COVID-19 in DKI reached 794 people. In positive cases, 87 people died and 490 patients were still being treated in hospital.

Then, there were 51 patients who were declared cured, as many as 166 people underwent independent isolation. Then, 704 of them are still waiting for laboratory results.

The spread of positive corona people in 511 urban village points is known, but for the rest, namely 283 other positive cases, the point of the village is still unknown.

"The spread of COVID-19 in Jakarta is increasingly widespread and has caused many casualties, property losses, psychological impacts on the community, as well as threatening and disrupting people's lives and livelihoods. So, an extension of the emergency response status is needed," explained Anies.

Anies continued, the costs needed for the implementation of the COVID-19 emergency response are borne by the DKI Regional Budget (APBD) or other legal and non-binding sources, in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.

In the emergency response status for the COVID-19 disaster, Anies closed teaching and learning activities at schools, starting at the kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school / WMK levels in all areas of DKI Jakarta for two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Then, Anies called for a halt to religious activities such as Friday prayers at mosques, worship at churches, temples and temples. This halt of worship activities lasted for two weeks.

Then, Anies called for offices in Jakarta to temporarily close for 14 days. He appealed to companies to instruct their employees to work at home or work from home (WFH). Anies also closed 17 entertainment venues, following the stipulation of Jakarta's emergency response to the Covid-19 disaster.