COVID-19 In East Jakarta Goes Crazy, School Entry Trials Are Stopped

The atmosphere of Yamas Kramat Jati Middle School, East Jakarta, after face-to-face learning activities (PTM) were stopped Friday/ Antara

JAKARTA - Face-to-face Learning (PTM) trials at Yamas Kramat Jati Junior High School, East Jakarta have been stopped. This follows the high number of COVID-19 cases in the region.

"We have stopped PTM activities since Thursday, June 17, after receiving a circular from the DKI Jakarta Education Office that temporarily PTM activities were suspended because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases", said Yamas Junior High School Principal, Herdawati in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Thursday, June 18.

Yamas Middle School is one of several schools in East Jakarta that were forced to stop face-to-face learning activities due to the high number of cases of COVID-19 transmission in the area.

Herdawati said that she had socialized with parents about the termination of teaching and learning activities until an undetermined time limit.

Currently, 90 percent of Yamas Middle School teachers have also been working (learning) from home or WFH (work from home).

"Only less than 10 percent of those who carry out activities in schools in the context of filling out the e-Rapot and accepting new students (PPDB), and even then on the condition that they must take the vaccine first", said Herdawati.

In preventing crowds, Yamas Junior High School also distributes report cards online through the electronic report card e-Rapot which can be accessed online by parents.

Herdawati hopes that the number of COVID-19 cases in DKI Jakarta will decrease immediately so that PTM activities can be implemented again in the coming new school year.

Previously, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan instructed face-to-face learning in the red zone to be temporarily suspended in line with the high number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the capital city.

For information, the province with the newest cases today, Friday, June 18, is in DKI Jakarta with 4,737 cases and a total of 463,552 cases. Followed by West Java which has 2,791 new cases with a total of 340,455 cases. Central Java has 1,331 new cases and a total of 223,076 cases. Then, East Java has 731 new cases and a total of 162,116 cases.