Reviewing Grass Market Flats, Jokowi: If There Is A Spike In COVID-19 Cases, We Are Ready!

President Jokowi (Presidential Secretariat Youtube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that 2,060 beds in the Pasar Rumput Jakarta Flats are ready to be used by COVID-19 patients without symptoms or with mild symptoms to carry out isolation. With these thousands of rooms, Jokowi ensures that the government is ready in case of a spike in cases.

During the review, Jokowi was accompanied by Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono and Head of BNPB Ganip Warsito.

"Earlier after we checked tower 1, 2,060 beds were ready to be used," he said as shown on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Wednesday, July 7.

Not only that, in the next two or three days there will be 5,950 beds that are also ready to be used for COVID-19 patients to self-isolate. Thus, when a spike in cases occurs, the government has prepared beds for patients without symptoms or with mild symptoms.

"Then towers 2 and 3 with 5,950 beds will be ready in 2-3 days. We hope that if there is a spike, we will have readiness," he said.

Jokowi reminded all regional heads both in and outside Java and Bali to continue to prepare for the surge in COVID-19 cases. How, by controlling the immediate needs required by the patient.

"I ask all governors, regents, mayors both on the island of Java-Bali and outside Java, all of them continue to come down to check the field, control the readiness of drugs, medical equipment, both oxygen cylinders and also isolation places are always and must be prepared," he said.

In addition, Jokowi also expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the health workers and all volunteers who have tried to help patients in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the doctors, health workers, and all volunteers who have worked morning, afternoon and night to deal with COVID-19," he concluded.