West Java Plans Curfew In Its PSBB Policy

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (Instagram / @ ridwankamil)

JAKARTA - After the DKI Jakarta Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) policy was granted by the Minister of Health (Menkes) Terawan Agus Putranto, now it is West Java's turn to propose the same status. In West Java, the authorities are considering implementing a curfew to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said that the PSBB policy proposal was based on the data he had collected. "West Java will make decisions based on data, including the PSBB, we will exercise it based on the data we receive (from the regions). If the data is incomplete, it will be difficult for us to complete the PSBB argument with the central government, ”Ridwan said in a statement, quoted by VOI, Tuesday, April 7.

To further strengthen the data that will be submitted to the center, Ridwan said, his party is still waiting for the report on the massive test results for COVID-19 through the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) method. The results of this test will later be used to see the distribution map and new patterns that exist and become the basis for decision making regarding PSBB in the region.

In the implementation of the PSBB, apart from seeing the areas most infected with the virus, later the West Java Provincial Government will prioritize areas directly adjacent to DKI Jakarta. In addition, Ridwan said that his party had agreed to plan a curfew as a step to increase physical distancing or maintain distance in the area.

This step, he said, had also been approved by the West Java Police Chief Inspector General Budi Rudy Sufahriadi. "We agreed to plan a curfew. We directed the regencies / cities to immediately carry out curfew treatment efforts, part of the disciplinary process and PSBB in the West Java region ... Earlier this was approved by the Chief of Police, as long as he coordinates with the police under Polda, "he said.

To date, from data from the West Java Provincial Government's COVID-19 Coordination and Information Center on Tuesday, April 7, the number of positive COVID-19 patients has reached 263 people. The number of patients who were declared cured reached 13 people. There were 29 people who died.

Meanwhile, for the national figure, the number of positive patients with COVID-19 continues to grow to 2,491 people. The increase in cases on Tuesday, April 7 is a record high with an increase of more than 200 cases since the announcement of the first cases on March 2.

Meanwhile, the number of patients who died nationally reached 209 people and those who were declared cured of the virus reached 192 people.