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LIVE – The central government denies that the capacity of hospitals, including beds and other equipment for the management of COVID-19 in Indonesia, including in DKI Jakarta, is limited or will soon be full.
The chairman of the Committee for the Management of COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery, Airlangga Hartato, emphasized that the government has a very sufficient budget to strengthen the capacity of hospitals to treat patients with coronavirus.
“The government claims that there is no limited healthcare capacity. The government has sufficient funds and will continue to increase the bed capacity according to the needs of all regions, including DKI Jakarta, which will be maximized by the government,” he said during a conference. press release, Thursday, September 10, 2020.
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For this reason, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy requested that work activities continue both in offices and in other places. As previously stipulated in their respective provisions, both officials and private employees.
Although it did not say that it rejects the existence of full Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) as relayed by DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Airlangga only asked all people to be disciplined in complying with health protocols.
“Productive activities are carried out with strict health protocols and the government continues to encourage the productive road sector and maintain the COVID-19 protocol, and the government is promoting campaigns to keep distance and avoid crowds,” he emphasized.
Previously, Anies decided to re-implement the full PSBB in the capital city. As an emergency braking effort for the development of the COVID-19 case in Jakarta, which according to him is increasingly terrible.
Anies said that if the braking steps are not carried out immediately, positive COVID-19 cases would increase rapidly. If the number of COVID-19 patients continues to rise, she said Jakarta will lack hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients.
“If this situation continues, there is no slowdown, then from the data we have, a projection can be made that on September 17 the isolation bed we have will be full and after that it will not be able to accommodate more patients with COVID-19”, said on September 9, 2020. (North American Stock Market)
