DIY PPKM Level 3, Sultan HB X Hasn't Allowed Face-to-Face Learning

Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X/ANTARA

YOGYAKARTA - Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has not allowed face-to-face learning (PTM) in schools even though the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) in his area has dropped to level 3.

"Not yet, the principle for me is that I don't dare to give permission for children to meet face-to-face, let alone go to school, if they haven't been vaccinated," said the Sultan at the Kepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, September 7.

To go to face-to-face learning in schools, according to Sultan, at least all students in DIY have been injected with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

"The problem is that if I am not (vaccinated) I am worried that many will be positive and then I will be given PTUN with my parents, what? That risk is possible," said the Sultan.

In addition, according to him, PTM in schools may be reopened if the positive confirmation rate for COVID-19 (positivity rate) in DIY has met the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is 5 percent.

The positivity rate is the ratio between the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and the number of tests performed.

Based on data from the DIY Regional Government as of September 7, 2021, the positivity rate in DIY is at 4.73 percent.

Previously, the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbud Ristek) Nadiem Makarim emphasized that regions with PPKM Level 1-3 may hold face-to-face learning (PTM).