2,659 RT In DKI Jakarta Red Zone COVID, Deputy Governor Riza: Not Missed, It's Just A Little

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has recorded that there are 2,659 neighborhood units (RT) with the status of the red zone or the high risk zone for COVID-19. This data is compiled as of April 8, 2021.

However, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said that the condition of thousands of RTs with the status of the red zone is still relatively small. This is because the percentage is only 8.7 percent of the total 30,417 RT in Jakarta. So, Riza said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government did not miss this condition.

"It's not missed. In Jakarta there are 30 thousand RTs, that's a small number of RTs. So, in fact, it's only a little compared to the number of RTs," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday, April 22.

In fact, Riza claims that on a city scale, Jakarta has moved out of the red zone. This is based on the improvement in the handling of COVID-19, starting from vaccines, the high recovery rate to the decreasing mortality rate.

"Facilities and infrastructure support, human resources are increasing. So Jakarta is on the track, achieving a better goal related to increasing vaccination," explained Riza.

With thousands of RTs with red zone status, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a curfew. The red zone is assigned to RTs that have had more than 5 cases of COVID-19 over the past 7 days. The control scenario is carried out more strictly than the other zones.

First, by finding suspected cases and close contact tracing. Then, positive patients and close contacts undergo self-isolation. Then, closing children's playgrounds and public places except for essential sectors.

RT with a red zone prohibits crowds of more than 3 people, limits entry and exit of RTs to a maximum of 20.00 WIB, and eliminates social activities in the RT that cause crowds and have the potential to cause transmission.

This applies during the micro PPKM period from April 20 to May 3, 2021 as stated in the Governor's Instruction Number 23 of 2021 concerning the Extension of the Implementation of Micro-Based PPKM at the Neighborhood Level (RT).