Reading The Meaning Of Anies Baswedan Showing Photos Of Two Different Conditions Of The Emergency Room In Jakarta

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan showed off two photos of the emergency room at a hospital in the capital, which had different conditions in the span of one month, via his Instagram account.

On June 28, Anies saw the emergency room hallway filled with COVID-19 patients waiting in line to get a room. Meanwhile, on July 26, the IGD lobby was empty.

Seeing this attitude, political communication observer from Esa Unggul University Jamiludin Ritonga said that the image that Anies displayed on his Instagram was correct, although without accompanying the hospital capacity data.

"Because Instagram has the power to convey messages through photos or pictures. While the narration is only necessary, to clarify the meaning of the image. So, it would be strange if an image was shown but still a long narrative was made," said Jamiludin in his statement to VOI, Tuesday, July 27 .

In addition, he said, photos are a universal language. Therefore, conveying messages through photos will be easy to understand and understand by anyone, without being constrained by language and level of educators.

"So, photos can convey meaning or essence more effectively than descriptions. Therefore, images will be more efficient and effective in conveying information than words," he said.

It is known, in his Instagram account, Anies explained that two different IDG conditions were at the Duren Sawit Hospital which were photographed a month ago and on July 26.

"At that time the hospital was so full, even the front hallway of the ER was filled with patients lining up to enter the ER, inpatient rooms and the ICU. Now, the ER lobby is empty, patients can go straight to the ER. This situation is similar in so many hospitals in Jakarta," said Anies.

Anies said, thanks to the reduction in mobility, COVID-19 cases in Jakarta continue to decline and God willing, we can get out of this critical period, as can be seen from the occupied ER at various hospitals in Jakarta.

"Over the last few weeks, he has monitored and visited several hospitals in Jakarta. Conditions in hospitals are now more under control because the capacity of ICU and ICU isolation beds is available," he said.

Anies hopes that more and more patients are recovering from health facilities, fewer are admitted, so that the burden on health facilities will continue to decrease.

"The sequence is the ER queue, then the inpatient room, and the ICU. The ER queue has decomposed, hopefully the next one will be followed by relaxation in the inpatient room and in the ICU," he said.