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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, urged tourists not to travel to Bandung first. This is in line with the establishment of Bandung as one of the Covid-19 red zone areas.
Regarding the designation of Bandung as the red zone because it has the highest transmission of coronavirus in West Java (West Java).
“I announced yesterday, this is the first time that Bandung city has become a Red Zone, so I urge tourists to refrain from going to Bandung Raya because the zone is red, in the process of controlling it even better. “said the man who is often called Kang Emil via broadcast. officially quoted by CNBC Indonesia, Saturday (12/5/2020).
In the period from November 23 to 29, 2020, six areas in West Java have Red Zone status, namely Indramayu, Purwakarta, Karawang, West Bandung, Bandung City and Banjar City Regencies.
Meanwhile, 19 regions of West Java have Orange Zone status. Only the Regencies of Cianjur and Pangandaran have the status of the Yellow Zone.
After the long holidays, at the end of October 2020 there has indeed been an increase in the cases of Covid-19 transmission. Therefore, Ridwan appealed to the people of West Java to hold back and avoid the crowds.
“The history of long vacations shows that there has been an increase in (Covid-19 cases). So, to protect the unwanted things, I think we first hold back, we don’t travel too far, then we don’t pile up,” said.
It also reported that the occupancy rate of the isolation wards of the reference hospitals in the Bodebek (Bogor-Depok-Bekasi) and Bandung Raya (Bandung City, Cimahi, Bandung Regency, West Bandung and Sumedang) areas exceeded the standard threshold. of the World Health Organization (WHO). ), which is 60%.
“Occupancy in Depok is an average of 80%. This also represents the average in West Java, especially Bodebek and Bandung Raya. However, if not (Bodebek and Bandung Raya) it is relatively below 60%. In Bodebek and Bandung Raya there has been an increase, “he said.
Ridwan continued, no area in the Bodebek area has Red Zone status for the first time. Normally alternating, Depok is not the Red Zone. Bekasi is also not designated as a Red Zone.
According to data as of November 29, 2020, the cure rate of Covid-19 patients in West Java reached 85.65%. This figure exceeds the average national recovery rate, which is 83.40%. Then the death rate for Covid-19 patients continued to decline.
“That’s one of the highest (cure rates). So our mortality rate is consistently the lowest, thousands of other provinces, but we are only 900 out of 51,000 total cases, or about 1.7%,” Ridwan explained.
(Roy)
