BANDUNG - The Governor of West Java (Jabar) M Ridwan Kamil or Kang Emil said that until now, there is still no definite data regarding information on the existence of 150 COVID-19 clusters in schools that carry out face-to-face learning (PTM).
"Now this is important, there is a finding from the Ministry of Education and Culture that there are 150 COVID-19 clusters in schools in West Java. But today's report from the education office that the data is not valid. We have checked with the center where the data is still not confirmed, yes," said Kang Emil in a virtual press conference from Bandung, Antara, Friday, September 24.
Head of the West Java Province Education Office (Disdik) Dedi Supendi has been assigned to find out the truth regarding the news.
"The Head of the West Java Education Office reported that the data still cannot be officially quoted because the data is uncertain. So we cannot confirm that there is a new cluster in 149 schools," he said.
"Because if there is, then the committee must have obtained the data. The team from West Java Disdik checked and the results still cannot be confirmed," he said.
According to him, currently the priority of COVID-19 vaccination in West Java will be directed to the education sector related to the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM) in September 2021.
He said ideally all students in the West Java region who take part in PTM should have been vaccinated.
"However, the circular from the Minister of Education and Culture does not require students to be vaccinated before being allowed to PTM, so we carry out two simultaneous processes, which is important when he is at PPKM level 3, so he can meet face to face even though he has not been vaccinated," he said.
His party will also continue to seek vaccination as much as possible and the number of daily vaccinations in West Java is the highest in Indonesia, which is 311 thousand doses per day.
Then followed by Central Java 250 thousand doses per day, East Java 219 thousand doses per day, Jakarta 62 thousand doses, Banten 77 thousand and North Sumatra 70 thousand doses per day.
"Of course it has been directed, we also maximize it for students who will have face-to-face meetings because there is no longer PPKM level 4 in West Java. Even from the BNPB report regarding vigilance this week it is 100 percent, in West Java the awareness is low or yellow," he said.
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