When The PPKM Was Revoked, Here's The Response Of The Ministry Of Health

YOGYAKARTA - When asked when PPKM was revoked, of course this refers to Mohammad Syahril as a spokesman for the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) explaining that the government will revoke the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) if the World Health Organization (WHO) has withdrawn the status of the public government from the Covid-19 pandemic.

"If this emergency emergency status is revoked [by WHO], then the PPKM can also be revoked," said Syahril in a virtual discussion Meet the Expert: When will the Pandemic End?, Friday (23/9/2022).

Last week, WHO had informed good information that the end of the pandemic was in sight. Even so, Syahril sees that WHO's statement is not necessarily termed an announcement of the pandemic is coming to an end, but must be achieved.

Therefore, he explained, WHO recommends that the elderly and medical personnel must be vaccinated 100 percent. Then, testing and sequencing should also be activated in order to detect new variants.

Not to forget, health methods should also be prepared in order to implement prevention, control, and deal with a spike in cases.

Finally, continued Syahril, WHO also recommended that the delivery of information regarding the pandemic be clear, that each person can still be infected and there is still a possibility that a new variant will emerge.

"Of course we have done all six steps from WHO. For example, communicate to the community, vaccinate. We are doing these six steps together so that the parameters I convey continue to decrease or be controlled," he explained.

Syahril added that all countries, including Indonesia, have prepared for the transition from pandemic to endemic. Moreover, he continued, in Indonesia the number of positives and deaths per day is under control, even the positivity rate in almost 10 days has recently continued to decline.

He said that next week the Ministry of Health would inform the news about Indonesia's readiness to end the pandemic and lead to the Covid-19 endemic.

"On the one hand, we are happy because it continues to decline, on the one hand we must maintain that we immediately end the pandemic. God willing, next week we will meet again to convey Indonesia's updates and readiness to face endemic," added Syahril.

What PPKM is extended?

In fact, the Government has once again extended PPKM Level 1 in Jabodetabek from December 6, 2022 to January 9, 2023.

When will the PPKM be implemented in Indonesia?

The first PPKM was legalized on January 11 to January 25, 2021, to be precise in seven provinces on the island of Java, including DKI Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, and Bali. Over time and adjusting the situation of each region in Indonesia, therefore PPKM is carried out in a sustainable manner starting from Java Island, Sumatra Island, Kalimantan Island, Sulawesi Island, to the national scale.

PPKM terms even began to appear from the original PPKM Volume The first one then switched to PPKM Volume Two, PPKM based on Micro to Emergency PPKM. From that term, each PPKM contains differentiable parameters that are detailed so that it can be a reference for area control in controlling community activities.

What are the negative influences of PPKM?

PPKM may have a positive impact on public health, but the negative impact of PPKM also has an impact on the micro economy, including MSMEs. In fact, based on several sources, small business turnovers when PPKM Mikro decreased by 60%.

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