JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government has recorded an increase in COVID-19 cases in office clusters in Jakarta. In fact, most cases of COVID-19 confirmation in offices occur in offices that have received COVID-19 vaccination.
A member of the DKI DPRD from the PDIP faction, Gilbert Simanjuntak, said that the increase in office clusters showed that residents of the Capital City with secondary to high education backgrounds also began to ignore health protocols.
"Office clusters signal that educated circles are also starting to ignore. Even though the vaccines that have been given do not guarantee that people who have been vaccinated will become immune," Gilbert told reporters, Monday, April 26.
Gilbert is still waiting for the development of data on COVID-19 cases in communities that have received vaccinations. He hopes that cases that occur in people who have been vaccinated will have fatal symptoms.
He asked the DKI Provincial Government to further increase the alertness of employees who work in his office. He did not suggest that the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan again tighten his activities by increasing the application of work from home (WFH).
"I think tightening again is not the answer, but a reminder of awareness, maintaining health protocols. That's what is important," he said.
For information, in his Instagram account, the DKI Provincial Government noted an increase in hundreds of positive cases of COVID-19 in offices in just one week.
In the period 5-11 April 2021, it is said that there are 157 cases of COVID-19 in offices. Cases spread from 78 offices in the capital. Then on April 12-18, the number of cases increased to 425 people in 177 offices. This means, there are an additional 268 patients in one week.
"Even though they have been vaccinated, it does not mean that someone will be 100 percent protected from Covid-19 infection," wrote the dkijakarta account.
He explained, COVID-19 vaccination only reduces the possibility of severe symptoms and complications due to Covid-19. The virus can still be transmitted if someone is infected.
"Therefore, implementing prokes is important. Let's protect each other, ourselves and those around us by carrying out 5M with high discipline, in order to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19," he wrote.
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