Jakartans Are The Most Ignorant Of Keeping Their Distance, Deputy Governor Riza: This Is Our Concern

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (DOK VOI/Rizky Aditya)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta is the province whose citizens are the least obedient in implementing social distancing rules. This condition is illustrated by the monitoring of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

In response to this, the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, admitted that his party has often socialized compliance with health protocols during the pandemic.

"From the beginning, the government has socialized and campaigned in various ways and seriously", said Riza at the DKI Regional Representative Council (DPRD) building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, July 21.

Riza claims that in general, the people of the capital city are obedient in implementing health protocols. However, if the results of mentoring the Task Force show that the city is the least obedient to social distancing, this will be evaluated.

"Even if there are such inputs and reports, this is a concern and evaluation so that we continue to increase the awareness of our community together", said Riza.

Previously, A Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) Wiku Adisasmito said DKI Jakarta was a province that did not obey health protocols.

Based on the monitoring carried out over the past week, the non-compliance of DKI Jakarta residents in maintaining their distance reached 48.26 percent.

"For urban villages that do not comply with social distancing, DKI Jakarta is the province with the most urban villages, namely 48.26 percent or almost half of the urban villages in DKI Jakarta whose people do not comply with social distancing", said Wiku on Tuesday, July 20.

Besides Jakarta, the Task Force also mentioned Banten as a province where people often ignore health protocols using masks.

"The most sub-districts that do not comply with wearing masks are in Banten at 28.57 percent", explained Wiku.

In addition to the two provinces, Wiku also mentioned that 26 percent of villages and urban villages in Indonesia often neglect the obligation to wear masks and another 28 percent often neglect to maintain social distance.

"Restaurants, residential areas, and public sports venues are the locations for crowds with the lowest public compliance", he said.