Spokesperson For The Ministry Of Communication And Information: COVID-19 Cases Could Drop In August If Mobility Is Successfully Suppressed

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JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) Dedy Permadi revealed that if people's mobility could be suppressed during Emergency PPKM, COVID-19 cases could decline in August 2021 to below 10 thousand cases per day.

"The Emergency PPKM Coordinator also ordered that the partition to suppress community mobility must be strong and firm, because if mobility can be suppressed, it is estimated that in August 2021 COVID-19 cases could decline to below 10,000 cases per day," said Dedy in an Emergency PPKM daily press statement, reported by Antara, Sunday, July 11.

Dedy added that the Government has also decided that the vaccination card is one of the mandatory requirements for mobility. To ensure healthy and safe community travel and higher vaccination coverage.

On the same occasion, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Communication and Informatics said that on Sunday, July 11, Indonesia set another new record in healing, where the cure rate from COVID-19 today at 14.00 western Indonesia time was 32,615 people, an increase of 4,054 people from the previous recovery rate in number 28,561 people.

Unfortunately, today's positive cases are still high, where there are 36,197 new confirmed positive cases since Saturday, July 10 afternoon to Sunday, July 11 afternoon. And as many as 1,007 of them could not be saved.

"We are very sorry and grieving for the families left behind/Let's tighten our defenses against COVID-19 by staying at home, staying away from crowds, wearing double masks when we have to leave the house and making sure to be diligent and wash our hands regularly. Make sacrifices first in times of emergency This, God willing, we will save more lives through the small actions we take," said Dedy Permadi.

Previously, the Director General of Land Transportation (Dirjen Hubdat), Budi Setiyadi, reiterated that travelers using ferry transportation were advised to complete travel requirements in line with the implementation of the implementation of emergency community activity restrictions (PPKM).

Travelers can show the first vaccine card and a certificate of negative RT-PCR test results whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 2x24 hours before departure or negative rapid antigen test results whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 1x24 hours or on site prior to departure.

In addition, as a travel requirement, travelers must also fill in the Indonesian e-HAC.

Budi explained, in line with the enactment of the emergency PPKM, the Directorate General of Land Transportation has issued SE 43 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Domestic Travel by Land Transportation During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.