Jakarta Is Not Doing Well, Anies Reveals The Latest Conditions In The Midst Of Soaring COVID-19

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (aniesbaswedan Instagram doc)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revealed the current condition of the capital city amid a drastic spike in COVID-19 cases. Anies said the DKI Provincial Government was making extra efforts to handle the spike in cases, but also reminded residents to obey health protocols.

Through aniesbaswedan's Instagram account, the governor of DKI uploaded a number of infographics describing how critical Jakarta's condition was in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases.

"The alarm has been sounded since 10 days ago, when the Joint Large-Scale Patrol was on standby at Blok S Field, South Jakarta. On June 13, there was a spike in active cases and the COVID-19 positivity rate in Jakarta," Anies said in his post, Thursday, June 24.

Anies uploaded an image of the current condition of the number of beds specifically for COVID-19 patients in hospitals throughout Jakarta.

"If we don't immediately respond to the alarm, maybe DKI Jakarta will collapse today. We have now surpassed the peak of active cases last January. The capital city is currently in a condition that requires extra attention," he said.

"The DKI Provincial Government has and will continue to work hard to increase the capacity of our health services to anticipate this surge. In early June there were 106 COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta, now they have been added to 140 hospitals. From 6,694 beds for isolation, it has been added to 8,524," Anies continued.

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But it's all called Anies is not enough. After adding it was immediately filled 90 percent. With the new variant of the corona virus, the rate of transmission is much faster than the increase in the capacity of health facilities.

"We in the government cannot work alone, we need to intervene with the community to reduce the surge in COVID-19 cases. The community must be more disciplined in 3M (washing hands / wearing masks / maintaining distance) and getting vaccinated immediately," he said.

The DKI Provincial Government emphasized that Anies continued to carry out 3T (testing/tracing/treatment) and together with law enforcers continued to discipline and take action, enforcing the micro PPKM health protocol rules throughout the DKI Jakarta area.

“Jakarta is very serious about testing, which is currently 13.5 times the minimum WHO standard. The goal is to quickly detect and save people at risk. We don't want to reduce testing to make it look good. Jakarta is not doing well. The seriousness of testing and tracing can be seen in today's data, 45 percent of testing activities throughout Indonesia are in DKI Jakarta. This is all done to protect and for the safety of the citizens of the capital city," said Anies.