PPKM Jakarta Can't Go Down, Deputy Governor Asks Buffer Regions To Increase Vaccination

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JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria asked the buffer areas, namely Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi (Bodetabek) to increase the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in their respective regions.

This is because the government has not lowered the implementation of the PPKM level in Jakarta from level 3, because the vaccination achievements of the agglomeration areas have not met the requirements to be able to go down to level 2.

"We ask other regions to work together to increase vaccine efforts, implement disciplined, strict, responsible health protocols. Thus, Jakarta's level can go down," said Riza at City Hall, Thursday, October 7.

Riza explained that the current condition of the development of the Jakarta pandemic can be done by reducing the PPKM level. However, reducing the level of PPKM in one agglomeration area must be carried out simultaneously.

"Even though Jakarta has very good implementation of the vaccine, the COVID (case) is, but Jakarta is Jabodetabek (part of) Jabodetabek. We understand that the central government is still giving Jakarta level 3 because Jakarta cannot be separated from Jabodetabek," said Riza. Previously, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan explained the reason why PPKM in a number of regions, especially in agglomeration areas, had not been able to go down to level 2.

In the extension of the Java-Bali PPKM until October 18, Luhut said that Jabodetabek had not been able to go down from PPKM Level 3 to Level 2, even though Jakarta had met the requirements for downgrading.

The reason is that vaccination coverage in districts/cities in the buffer zone of Jakarta has not met the standard to enter the easing period at PPKM Level 2. Meanwhile, adjustment of PPKM levels in one agglomeration area must be the same.

"The Jabodetabek agglomeration has not gone down because the regencies of Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi have a shortage of level 3 vaccinations," Luhut said on Monday, October 4.

In addition to Jabodetabek, the Greater Bandung, Malang Raya, and Greater Surabaya areas have also not been able to reduce the PPKM level assessment from level 3 to level 2, even though the condition of the case has met the requirements for downgrading.

"The vaccination coverage has not yet reached the target, so it remains at level 3," said Luhut.

Meanwhile, the agglomeration area that has experienced a decline in the assessment level from level 3 to level 2 is Solo Raya. Then, there are 3 non-agglomerated regencies/cities that can go down to level 2, namely Cirebon City, Banjar City, and Madiun.

In the general extension of the Java-Bali PPKM, Luhut said there was an increase in the number of regions implementing PPKM Level 3 from 84 regencies/cities to 107 regencies/cities.

Then, currently there are still 20 regions that will continue PPKM Level 2 for the next two weeks. Then, there is no area that is still undergoing PPKM Level 4.