Government Spokesperson For Handling COVID-19: Policies Always Change Due To Following Pandemic Developments

Government Spokesperson and New Habit Adaptation Ambassador dr. Reisa Broto Asmoro. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 and Behavior Change Ambassador, dr. Reisa Broto Asmoro, emphasized that government policies that are always changing are the result of following the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia.

"Of course (the government) always sees the development of the COVID-19 condition in Indonesia. Do you still remember that last year, we had the gas and brake principle. It's more or less like that," said Reisa in the Health Broadcast of the Health Protocol for Domestic Travel which was followed online in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, October 25.

Reisa said that all policies made by the government always prioritize the safety and health of all levels of society.

In addition, these changes were also taken in order to monitor the high mobility of the people who returned to being in a safe and controlled condition during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Reisa, although community activities have been opened gradually and have the potential to continue to increase, all activities need to be balanced with increasingly tightened health protocols. Considering that the handling of COVID-19 cases in the country, including vaccinations, is getting better.

"Even though activities are starting to open, if our procedures are strict and vaccinated, then we can still avoid and minimize the potential for a spike in cases in the future," she said.

Therefore, various prevention policies such as the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) which are continuously implemented by the government, will always be evaluated to prevent the third wave of COVID-19 in Indonesia.

Health protocols such as screening, she said, must also be improved to ensure all travelers are in a healthy condition and continue to keep COVID-19 cases in a sloping state.

She gave an example, one of the evidences of the current evaluation is the change in the travel regulations of domestic people, who use various modes of transportation, both public and private.

“One of the efforts of a strict health protocol is to evaluate the regulations periodically. One of them is related to the travel health protocol for domestic people," said Reisa.