Half Of Jakarta's Residents Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Anies: Another 50 Percent Must Be Vaccinated

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The results of a COVID-19 serology survey conducted by the University of Indonesia Faculty of Public Health Team, the Eikjman Institute, and CDC Indonesia stated that half of DKI Jakarta residents had been exposed to COVID-19.

The serological survey was carried out on a population-based basis with a sampling method, in the period 15-31 March. The survey was conducted in 100 kelurahan in 6 administrative districts/cities covering 4,919 samples.

Based on the survey, it appears that almost half of Jakarta's population has been infected with COVID-19 and most are in the 30-49 year age group.

In addition, the COVID-19 infection in the female group was 48.4 percent higher and the unmarried community group had a lower risk of infection or only 39.8 percent.

"People in densely populated areas are 48.4 percent more susceptible to COVID-19 infection. The higher the body mass index, the more infected, in this case, overweight 52.9 percent and obesity 51.6 percent. People with high blood sugar levels High blood pressure is also more at risk (of being exposed to COVID-19, ed)," said epidemiologist from the FKM UI Team, Pandu Riono, in an online discussion, Saturday, July 10.

Next, he explained that the prevalence of the population who had been infected was 44.5 percent with an estimated population of 4.7 million people from Jakarta's total population of 10.6 million people.

However, only 8.1 percent of these were confirmed while the rest were undetected. In addition, most of those who are infected either undetected or detected never feel symptoms.

Responding to the survey, the Governor of DKI Jakarta hopes that half of the residents who have been exposed to this virus will get immunity from this virus. Meanwhile, for others, his party will promote a vaccination program so that communal immunity or herd immunity in Jakarta can be achieved.

"This means that half of the population in Jakarta already has exposure, hopefully they will get immunity to Covid-19. In the future, we will push further so that vaccination activities can be completed," said Anies in the same discussion

He said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government still has a lot of homework to do regarding the COVID-19 vaccination. So, Anies hopes that all parties without exception work together to encourage others to get vaccinated.

"Half of Jakarta's residents have been infected, 50 percent of them must be vaccinated too. The homework is not finished, the homework is still long, that vaccination must be ganged up, not only vaccinating but also moving people to come to vaccination sites," he concluded