Jakarta COVID-19 Case Soars, Head Of BNPB Ganip Warsito Meets Anies Baswedan

BNPB Head Ganip Warsito and DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: DKI Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Head of the COVID-19 Task Force and Head of BNPB Ganip Warsito visited DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan at DKI City Hall. This is because the number of cases of COVID-19 in the capital is increasing again

After holding a closed meeting, Ganip viewed Jakarta as a barometer for handling the corona virus. Therefore, the central government must pay great attention to dealing with the pandemic in the capital city.

"Regarding the COVID-19 issue, the barometer is in Jakarta. I and the Governor must work together, support each other, and work together. Like the concept I made, we must play 3K, namely communication, coordination, collaboration," said Ganip at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Monday, June 14.

Currently, the occupancy of isolation beds and ICUs at COVID-19 referral hospitals and centralized isolation places in Jakarta continues to increase. Therefore, Ganip asked Anies to increase the bed capacity.

"We are coordinating with the governor to add more beds for controlled isolation, for people without symptoms, including mild and moderate," he said.

Then, the most important thing according to Ganip is how the government can enforce the application of health protocols to its people. Especially in the context of the use of masks.

"Earlier I explained with the Governor, starting tomorrow we will scale it up, reminding the public to return to the discipline of wearing masks," said Ganip.

Continuing, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that the coordination between the DKI Provincial Government and the central government regarding the handling of COVID-19 has been running intensively.

"We realize that there is a need to anticipate the current surge. So the collaboration between BNPB and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will continue and we have been supported, supported, and supported by BNPB from the first day of the pandemic," said Anies.

"So, today's meeting confirms that collaboration. We will continue to work together to protect the people in the capital city," he continued.

For information, DKI Jakarta Province recorded the addition of 2,722 new cases today, with a total of 450,893 cases. Currently, there are 19,096 active cases in Jakarta. In the last few days, the number of new cases has started to soar due to the Eid holiday.

The percentage of positive cases or the positivity rate in the past week was 17.9 percent. The cure rate for COVID-19 in Jakarta is 94.1 percent and the death rate is 1.7 percent.