JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said that there are no signs of an increase in COVID-19 cases due to mass gathering in the form of demonstrations some time ago.
In fact, Riza said, in the last few days, there has been a tendency to decrease the level of transmission of COVID-19 since the demonstration against the Job Creation Law on October 8
"Alhamdulillah, until today there have been no signs of improvement. In fact, what has happened is the tendency for the number of cases to decline. Active cases have also decreased," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Friday, October 23.
Generally, when there is a transmission of the virus due to mass gathering since October 8, the spike in cases will be known after the next 1 week. Meanwhile, in the last few days, there has been no increase in COVID-19 cases in DKI.
There are 964 new cases of COVID-19 in DKI on October 20, 1,000 on October 21, 989 on October 22, and 952 on October 23. Riza also said that the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases is actually more stable.
"Our recovery rate has also increased, now it is 84.2 percent, the mortality rate has fallen 2.2 percent, R0 (transmission rate) is 1.07," said Riza.
Riza said that the stability of the number of COVID-19 cases was helped by the increasingly massive inspection efforts, increased treatment capacity, so that the location of COVID-19 isolation was controlled.
"Then, all of our PCR tests exceed the required standard, 6 times more than the standard. We improve the ICU room, isolation room, health workers, all infrastructure facilities. That is what helps in Jakarta to control COVID-19," he said.
Previously, an epidemiologist from the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia (FKM UI), Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono, worried that the transmission of COVID-19 would increase due to the holding of a demonstration against the Job Creation Law on Thursday, October 8.
"The governor was too hasty in carrying out the transition PSBB. Because, there was a multiplayer effect when the transition PSBB was implemented after the demonstration a few days ago," said Miko.
Miko estimated that the increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases could be doubled due to the easing of restrictions that were carried out after demonstrations.
"Now, the average increase of cases in DKI is 900, with the demo plus the implementation of the transitional PSBB, it could be doubled, so it could be around 1,800 cases per day. Because, the reproduction number might be 2," he explained. .
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