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Chairman of the Covid-19 Manipulation Working Group, Doni Monardo. Photo: JPNN.COM/Ricardo document
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – The head of the Covid-19 Management Working Group, Doni Monardo, stated that the government continues to make various efforts to suppress the growth of the corona virus.
In this context, Doni received a special assignment from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to meet with the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan.
Speak in virtual thematic discussions Update on vaccines, sanitary protocols, anticipation of floods in the rainy season which was made by the Media Center for the Covid-19 Working Group, on Monday (10/12), Doni revealed that on July 23 he met Anies.
“On July 23, I met with Governor Anies by order of the president who reminded him that there was a potential rebound in cases. And the president has considered that in the future the cases will increase, “said Doni.
Doni explained that Anies at the meeting asked the central government to help the provincial government of DKI to increase the space for the intensive care unit o intensive care unit (ICU) for patients with Covid-19.
The former Kopassus Danjen then coordinated with Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to expand the ICU wards in Jakarta.
According to Doni, the ICU ward at DKI, which originally only had 600, has increased to around 800. “The addition of several ICUs at various referral hospitals in Jakarta, so we see the number approaching 800”, Doni said.
The military with the rank of lieutenant general added that currently the ICU usage rate is 82.99 percent. Previously, ICU usage was at the 70.50 percent position.
Therefore, Doni hopes that the level of public awareness about the dangers of Covid-19 will be higher. The head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) also warned residents who had mild symptoms of Covid-19 to get checked immediately.
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