Admits The Implementation Of Micro PPKM Has Not Been Effective, Jokowi Orders Regional Heads To Commit And Sharpen Implementation

President Jokowi (Photo: DOK Setkab)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) admits that the implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) has not been implemented properly in the field. In fact, this policy is considered appropriate to control the rate of COVID-19 cases.

"If PPKM Mikro is implemented properly, actions in the field will continue to be strengthened. The rate of cases should be under control," Jokowi said in a video description posted on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Wednesday, June 23.

However, the ineffectiveness of PPKM Mikro occurs because its implementation has not been comprehensive and is sporadic. Thus, he ordered regional heads to commit and sharpen their implementation.

"The problem is, Micro PPKM is not comprehensive and is still sporadic in some places. For that I ask the governors, regents and mayors to strengthen their commitment and sharpen the implementation of Micro PPKM," said the former DKI Jakarta Governor.

In addition, Jokowi also ordered regional heads to optimize COVID-19 posts in village and urban areas. The reason is that the post serves to encourage changes in people's behavior so that 3M is more disciplined, namely wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining distance.

This post, he continued, also plays an important role in promoting tracing, testing, and treatment activities in the community to the village level.

"The main function of the Command Post is to encourage changes in people's behavior so that 3M is disciplined in wearing masks, maintaining distance, washing hands. 3M discipline is the key and strengthens the implementation of 3T testing, tracing, treatment to villages," he said.

As previously reported, as previously reported, according to President Jokowi's direction, the government has decided to extend and strengthen the implementation of Micro PPKM for two weeks from June 22 to July 5.

"Well, now what the President has ordered, we limit red areas such as Jakarta, between 70-100 percent of the total we limit the name whether we really use the name micro PPKM," said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

"The point is that we significantly restrict the movement of residents so that we can control the rate of transmission," he continued.

He explained that there were restrictions in a number of regencies/cities that were in the COVID-19 red zone. Such as the implementation of the work from home (WFH) policy of 75 percent and the remaining 25 percent working in offices for red zone areas.

Meanwhile, face-to-face lessons at schools were stopped, places of worship were closed, and community celebrations were only allowed at 25 percent of capacity.

"In this micro PPKM, restaurants, food stalls, cafes, street vendors, and hawker stalls, both stand-alone and in markets, shopping centers or malls are allowed to eat in places with a maximum capacity of 25 percent," he said.

Meanwhile, for take-away or take-away services via order, the operational hours will be limited to 20.00 WIB.