Jokowi: Currently Everyone Must Wear Masks!

President Joko Widodo (Photo: Twitter @jokowi)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appealed to all people without exception to wear masks so as not to contract COVID-19.

This was conveyed through a 20-second video uploaded on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube on Sunday night, July 18. In the video, Jokowi is seen practicing the use of masks.

"Fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters at this time are all required to wear masks," Jokowi said in the video upload.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta is optimistic that Indonesia can face the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, a number of ways to suppress active cases of COVID-19 which have continued to increase lately, such as the Implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) and vaccinations continue to be carried out.

"We can definitely face this pandemic. Indonesia certainly can," he said.

Previously reported, President Jokowi admitted that he was disappointed with the lack of optimal health protocol campaigns or health protocols, especially the use of masks in the community. In fact, the main health protocol using masks is the key to preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

"As I asked from the start, BNPB is working really hard on matters related to giving masks to campaign masks that I haven't seen until now," Jokowi said in a video uploaded to the Presidential Secretariat's Youtube, Saturday, July 17.

According to him, the surge in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia occurred in family clusters. Therefore, it is necessary to study other strategies in suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.

"Once again, please do a more detailed study of the blockage. The key is precisely the matter of wearing masks, the discipline of the process of wearing masks, especially," he said.

“Sekali lagi tolong ada kajian lebih detail mengenai penyekatan. Kuncinya itu justru adalah urusan memakai masker, kedisiplinan prokes memakai masker terutama,” ungkapnya.

Cabinet colleagues, according to instruction of President @jokowi, currently we are obliged to use mask.

Indonesia must be able to face the pandemic!#PernyataanPresiden #LensaKabinet

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— Sekretariat Kabinet (@setkabgoid) July 18, 2021