Jakarta's Air Quality Is Bad, The DKI Provincial Government Asks Sensitive Groups To Reduce Activities Outside The Home

JAKARTA - Head of Disease Prevention and Control Service (P2P) of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Dwi Oktavia, asked the public to always be vigilant in order to minimize the risk of air pollution for health.

Dwi appealed to sensitive groups to increase rest at home as much as possible. This is done to maintain the health of Jakarta's poor air quality lately.

"For sensitive groups, they can carry out activities outside, but take a break more often and carry out light activities," Dwi said in his statement, Friday, June 16.

Then, Dwi also advised the public to observe symptoms in the form of coughs or shortness of breath in him. Then suffering from asthma must follow health instructions for asthma and storing asthma.

"Everyone should reduce physical activity that takes too long outside the room," said Dwi

On the other hand, the public is asked to always check air quality in their respective areas through platforms that have been prepared by DLH such as JakISPU in the JAKI application and the DLH website, air quality will be visible from colors and index numbers, and also using masks when in locations with high air contamination levels.

The government is wary of air quality in Jakarta during the dry season. Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency, Asep Kuswanto, said that the air quality in the capital city will worsen until August.

"When entering the dry season from May to August, there will be a decrease in air quality in the DKI Jakarta area, which is marked by an increase in PM2.5 concentration. This is due to rainfall and low wind speeds resulting in PM2.5 being accumulated and floating in the air for a long time," said Asep.

The results of PM2.5 concentration monitoring at the air quality monitoring station (SPKU) belonging to the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency show a diurnal pattern that indicates a difference in patterns between day and night. PM 2.5 concentration tends to increase in the early hours of the morning until morning and decreases in the afternoon to evening.

"In the late May-early period of June, the daily average concentration of PM2.5 was at the level of 47.33-49.34-mg/m3. During the period from May 21 to June 7, 2023, PM2.5 concentration in the DKI Jakarta area decreased in air quality and was in the moderate category to the unhealthy category," explained Asep.