Jokowi: Society Has A Big Role In Suppressing The Spread Of COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Photo: Twitter @jokowi)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo said that the threat of COVID-19 in Indonesia is still not over. This is because he sees a number of areas that have experienced additional positive cases of COVID-19. However, he did not mention which provinces had high rates of infection.

"The addition of positive cases of COVID-19 has not ended. Even in the last few days, additional positive cases of COVID-19 are still occurring in several regions and one, two, three provinces still have high positive numbers," Jokowi said in a press conference broadcast online. on YouTube of the Presidential Secretariat, Wednesday, June 24.

For this reason, Jokowi reminded the public to comply with health protocols even though a number of regions had relaxed restrictions.

"It is the community that plays a major role in reducing the number of cases and preventing the spread of COVID-19," he stressed.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta said that the public must be disciplined in implementing health protocols even though a number of areas have relaxed restrictions on activities.

"I invite the public to be disciplined in following and obeying the recommendations that we often convey, use masks, wash hands frequently, keep a safe distance, and avoid crowds," he said.

He also hopes that people can remind each other to apply health protocols in their daily lives. "I also ask people to remind each other to be disciplined in implementing health protocols," he said.

"This is what we have to do, must become our new habit," he added.

Previously, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continued to increase. On June 23, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,051 patients. Thus, the total COVID-19 cases in Indonesia reached 47,896 people.

There are a number of provinces that have registered the most new cases, namely East Java with 258 cases, bringing the total to 10,115 people. Then, the second largest province is in DKI Jakarta with an increase of 160 cases and a total of 10,250 cases. Even so, the accumulated number of COVID-19 cases in DKI is still the highest.

Then, South Sulawesi with an increase of 154 cases and a total of 4,062 cases, North Sumatra with an increase of 117 cases and a total of 1,232, and Papua with an increase of 55 cases and a total of 1,495 cases.