Wiku Didn't Tell Additional Daily Cases Of COVID-19 In Indonesia

COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito (Photo: BNPB Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito replaced Achmad Yurianto (Yuri) after the issuance of Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 82 of 2020 concerning the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PEN) which replaced the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 with Covid-19 task force.

From this change, there was something different from the way Wiku delivered data about the spread of COVID-19.

Usually Achmad Yurianto reads an update on the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide, Wiku only conveyed the zoning for the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, for updates on the addition of daily cases can be seen directly through the website www.covid19.go.id.

"There has been a change in the announcement of the daily COVID-19 cases previously delivered by the Director General of P2P Ministry of Health, Dr. Achmad Yurianto, then daily case updates can be seen on the portal www.covid19.go.id," Wiku said in a press conference broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat account, Thursday, 21. July.

Previously, Chairman of the Economic Recovery Team Airlangga Hartarto announced that the current government spokesman in handling COVID-19 was Wiku Adisasmito, the Expert Team for the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19. Wiku replaces Achmad Yurianto (Yuri) who has been on duty since March 3.

When the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 had not yet been converted into the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku served as Chairman of the Expert Team.

Furthermore, Airlangga announced that Deputy Minister of BUMN Budi Gunadi Sadikin would be the spokesman for the economic task force. His job will be different from Wiku's, Budi takes care of information related to the economy.

"There will be an addition, the government spokesperson here will be appointed Prof. Wiku from BNPB and Pak Budi Gunadi Sadikin specifically for the economic task force," he said, during a video conference with journalists, Tuesday, July 21.