Rental House Managers Could Be A Trigger For The Second Wave Of COVID-19

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JAKARTA - The Eid Al-Fitr celebration has passed, but the spread of COVID-19 in the capital seems to show no signs of ending. In fact, it is predicted that the second wave will occur because the travelers return to Jakarta.

The return of the travelers to the capital city for various reasons, one of which is work. However, the problem is that there are people living in Jakarta who live in rented or rented houses and boarding houses.

Many of them were not registered by the RT or RW as residents during the COVID-19 epidemic. So, when they return from their hometowns, they can increase the potential for spreading the virus.

Public Policy Analysis Trubus Rahadiansyah said that the reason for the occupants of the rental houses was not recorded because there were managers who turned a blind eye. They are more concerned with tenants than the danger of the spread of COVID-19.

In fact, the managers seem to protect the tenants for economic reasons. Moreover, during a pandemic like now money seems to be very important than health.

"Many managers protect tenants in times of trouble like this, who are all money," Trubus told VOI, Wednesday, May 28.

According to Trubus, the percentage rate of house tenants who will return to Jakarta is quite high. For that, several efforts to prevent this from happening must be done. One of them is the coordination between the DKI Provincial Government (Pemprov) and the City / Regional Government (Pemkot / Pemda).

The form of coordination in question is that the home government of the travelers, either at the RT or District level, does not give permission to them. Thus, travelers who do not have a Jakarta ID card cannot return to the capital.

"The provincial government must cooperate with the regional government of origin (travelers) not to issue permits to travelers," said Trubus.

Then, the provincial government must give strict sanctions to the managers of rental houses who are caught allowing or protecting tenants. So, the manager will not accept the tenants at will without thinking about the spread of COVID-19.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government must also reactivate Yustisi's operations. By doing this, all the tenants of the house will be registered and if they have returned to Jakarta they can take further steps such as quarantine.

"Indeed, we have to carry out the yustisi operation again. So, they can know what to do with the tenants of the house," Trubus said.

Tens of Thousands of Vehicles Toward Jakarta

Based on Jasa Marga's data, 55,776 vehicles were monitored heading to Jakarta. Tens of thousands of these vehicles travel along roads from the east, west and south.

Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk Dwimawan Heru said that traffic to Jakarta from the east is the contribution of two Toll Gates (GT) to replace GT Cikarang Utama, namely GT Cikampek Utama for road users leaving the Toll Road. Trans Java and GT Kalihurip Utama for road users leaving the Cipularang-Padaleunyi Toll Road.

"The distribution of traffic to Jakarta is 33.3 percent from the east, 30.7 percent from the west and 36.0 percent from the south," said Heru.

For details on the number of vehicles, Heru continued, from the east of the Cikampek Utama 2 GT, a total of 9,446 vehicles headed for Jakarta. Then, GT Kalihurip Utama 2, with a total of 9,147 vehicles.

Furthermore, from the west, the number of vehicles heading to Jakarta via GT Cikupa was recorded at 17,098 vehicles and for GT Ciawi 2 it was recorded at 20,085 vehicles.

Meanwhile, to prevent a backflow that could increase the potential for the spread of COVID-19, the police and several related institutions have carried out blockages at eleven points on the road to Jakarta.

Polda Metro Jaya Traffic Director, Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo said that dozens of these points are scattered in the Bogor Regency, Bekasi Regency and Tangerang Regency.

"There are 11 checkpoints, namely four in Bogor Regency, four in Bekasi Regency, and three in Tangerang Regency," said Sambodo.

The lockdown of vehicles was carried out at the Jakarta-leading Toll Gate in East Java, Central Java and West Java. Then in the arterial routes from the direction of Banten, West Java, Central Java, and East Java.

This blocking aims to check the ownership of the exit and entry permit (SIKM). This is because only residents with the letter can or are allowed to enter the capital city and its surroundings.

SIKM checkpoints, said Sambodo, are spread over 8 points in the Jakarta border area. It is hoped that the SIKM examination of residents who wish to enter the Jakarta area can prevent the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Jakarta area.

"On the main toll road starting from Semarang, Brebes, to West Karawang KM 47 to KM 29 at the Cikarang Utama toll gate, there will be an inspection. If from the direction of Banten, it is in Cikupa. If it is on the artery (lane), starting from Kedungwaringin enter to Bekasi Regency, Ciawi, Cianjur, Bogor, including also on the Serang highway from the direction of Banten, "concluded Sambodo.