East Java Provincial Government Affirms 50 Percent PTM For PPKM Level 2 Regions

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa giving a statement to the media after visiting the Idjen Boulevard Field Hospital (RSL) in Malang City, East Java, Saturday (5/2/2022). (ANTARA/Vicki Febrianto)

MALANG - The East Java Provincial Government confirms that the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM) for high school education is carried out with a maximum number of 50 percent in areas with level 2 status of imposing restrictions on community activities (PPKM). East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa in Malang City, East Java, said Saturday that in accordance with the Circular (SE) of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology for regions with PPKM level 2 status, PTM applies a maximum of 50 percent of the total capacity. "In accordance with SE (50 percent PTM). If the city district enters level 2, then 50 percent of the class capacity can be used," said Khofifah as quoted by Antara, Saturday, February 5. Khofifah explained in SE Number 2 of 2022 concerning Discretion for the Implementation of Joint Decrees of Four Ministers on Guidelines for Implementation of Learning in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 19 there are differences with the Joint Decree (SKB) of the four ministers. According to him, one of the differences as stated in the Minister of Education and Technology's SE, if previously the implementation of PTM was mandatory, for now parents will determine whether their children are allowed to participate in PTM. "In the past, PTM was mandatory. Now, it is parents who will determine whether their child is allowed to enter PTM or only take distance or online learning," he said. Khofifah reminded that with the current condition of the spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19, all parents, including educational institutions at any level, must improve vigilance of the potential spread of the corona virus. If students, including teachers experience symptoms of cough, runny nose and others, it is better to do an antigen swab test followed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based swab test, and not to take part in face-to-face learning activities. symptoms of cough, runny nose, whether the teacher or student should immediately swab and followed by a PCR swab, do not go to class. Then, he continued, if a positive confirmed case of COVID-19 is found, it is hoped that the principal in the education unit will immediately coordinate with the COVID-19 Handling Task Force. 19. "Next, if it is found that there is someone who is confirmed positive for COVID-19, the school principal will immediately coordinate with the task force team, including the district/city task force team," he said. ) Number 6/2022, among others are Tulungagung, Situbondo, Ngawi, Madiun, Lumajang, Malang City, Blitar City, Batu City, and Kediri.

Then, Jombang, Bondowoso, Tuban, Sumenep, Sampang, Nganjuk, Malang Regency, Pasuruan City, Jember, Bojonegoro and Bangkalan. In addition, there was one area with PPKM level 3 status, namely Pamekasan. In the East Java region, there were 407,276 positive confirmed cases of COVID-19, with a total of 3,956 active cases. Of the total confirmed cases, 373,537 people were reported to have recovered and 29,783 people died.