To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19, Anies Baswedan Urges DKI Residents To Stay At Home This Weekend

Anies Baswedan. (Photo of DKI Jakarta Pempov)

JAKARTA – The addition of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta jumped from the previous day to become an important note. DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan advised the people of Jakarta to stay at home this weekend if there is no urgent need.

DKI Jakarta again recorded a record addition of 4,737 daily positive cases on Friday, June 18. This is the highest number of cases from the previous day as many as 4,144 cases.

This figure is even higher than the previous record number of COVID-19 cases, on February 7, 2021. At that time, the Head of Disease Prevention and Control, DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office, Dwi Oktavia, said that the additional cases of Corona in DKI Jakarta reached 4,213. .

With the high daily spike in COVID-19 cases, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan urges residents to stay at home on weekends or Saturday-Sunday holidays. "Today's report, the number of positive cases is the highest record number during the 1.5-year pandemic," said Anies Baswedan on Friday, June 18.

In addition, he advised DKI Jakarta residents not to travel far outside their homes because of the potential for transmitting COVID-19. "Unless there is an urgent and basic need," said Anies.

Anies also reminded residents to obey the COVID-19 health protocol (prokes) when doing activities. Even if you have to leave the house, only for urgent needs. He hopes that the community will realize that they are currently still in a pandemic condition.

"Therefore, reduce activities outside the home, reduce activities that have the potential to interact so that they can be exposed. In essence, obey all health procedures, use masks, keep your distance, then wash your hands and in the days ahead unless there is an urgent need to stay at home, "explained Anies.

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The former Minister of Education and Culture also warned residents to avoid crowds in his area. If more than five people gather, the officers will be dismissed.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will also regulate activities that violate PPKM rules in all areas of the capital. Anies asked all activities in Jakarta to close at 21.00 WIB. "All of us who are holding an apple today will carry out operations to control all activities in Jakarta, which must close at 9 pm," said Anies.

Anies said the current condition of Jakarta was increasingly worrying. Therefore, if all health protocol violations are violated, the officers will take action. "We are currently in the COVID-19 pandemic and the conditions are getting more and more worrying. Therefore, we are all on standby to prepare to enforce health protocols," said Anies Baswedan.