Even Though PPKM Level 4, The Mayor Of Banjarmasin Still Continues Face-to-Face Learning At School

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BANJARMASIN - The City Government of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, decided to continue the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM). In Banjarmasin, PPKM level 4 is currently being implemented for the next two weeks by the central government.

"We direct the Head of Education and Culture to continue to be able to carry out PTM," said Banjarmasin Mayor Ibnu Sina after a meeting regarding the extension of PPKM Level 4 to October 4, 2021 at Banjarmasin City Hall, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, September 21.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology previously stated that face-to-face learning may be carried out in a limited manner by implementing health protocols in schools located in PPKM Levels 1 to 3.

However, the Mayor of Banjarmasin said, in implementing PPKM Level 4 this time the city government would make easing, including in the implementation of learning activities.

The Banjarmasin City Government began implementing face-to-face learning in schools on September 20, after eight weeks of teaching and learning activities at schools were stopped because the Banjarmasin area was included in the PPKM Level 4 area from July 26 to September 20.

However, the central government then included the City of Banjarmasin in the list of regions implementing PPKM Level 4 from September 21 to October 4.

The Mayor of Banjarmasin said the city government was easing the PPKM Level 4 period from September 21 to October 4.

Ibnu Sina said that PPKM Level 4 this time was made to feel like PPKM Level 3 because the transmission of COVID-19 had subsided.

"But by tightening health protocols such as PPKM Level 4 in the field," he said.

He said Banjarmasin was still in the PPKM Level 4 area because even though the transmission of the corona virus had decreased, the vaccination coverage had not reached 50 percent.

"The COVID-19 vaccination in Banjarmasin City has only reached 43 percent (coverage), maybe this is why our area is still declared PPKM Level 4," continued the Mayor.

Therefore, Ibnu Sina emphasized that the city government will intensify COVID-19 vaccination services and carry out other COVID-19 control efforts.

"We also ask the community not to be careless in the discipline of health protocols, hopefully in the two weeks of PPKM Level 4 we will be able to suppress the spread of COVID-19," he said.