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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The provincial government of DKI Jakarta under Governor Anies Baswedan has again extended the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for the transition period until January 17, 2021 or two weeks. In fact, there was previously concern that Anies would impose an ’emergency brake’ or full PSBB that had been in place before, due to the increase in covid-19 cases in DKI Jakarta multiple times setting records.
The policy to extend the PSBB for the Transition Period is contained in the Governor’s Decree (Kepgub) Number 1295 of 2020, where in the extension of the PSBB for the Transition Period this time the focus of the Provincial Government of DKI is to suppress cases additional, one of which is due to the 2021 Christmas and New Years holidays.
The reason Anies extended the transitional PSBB is because, according to an indicator assessment by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), DKI Jakarta has managed to improve the value at medium risk as of December 27, 2020, which was previously high risk on December 20, 2020.
In detail, DKI Jakarta assessment score by BNPB each week is 1.8025 (high risk) on December 20; 1.8275 (moderate risk) as of December 27, 2020; and 1.8475 (moderate risk) on January 3, 2021.
The evaluation score based on the FKM UI COVID-19 control indicator was 59 as of January 2, 2021. Meanwhile, compared to the previous weeks, it had decreased, that is, a score of 61 on January 19 and 26. December.
A score higher than 60 means that the PSBB can relax or relax in various sectors through gradual assessment. If it is below 60, of course, some adjustments are necessary in certain sectors.
So referring to the above data, Governor Anies Baswedan emphasized the DKI Provincial Government’s focus on the extension of the PSBB Transitional Period, but this time increasing 3Q to identify active cases through testing and tracking, as well as perform treatment. as soon as possible if positive cases are found, especially after holidays. Christmas and New Year 2021.
“Based on the evaluation of BNPB and FKM UI, we decided to extend the PSBB transition period until January 17, 2021. In the government we will constantly execute 3Q, that is, testing, tracking, treatment, while the community applies the discipline of 3M, that is, washing hands with soap, wearing masks, as well as keeping distance so that the impact of the spread of COVID-19 can be jointly addressed, especially after the Christmas and New Year holidays, ”he said Anies in his official statement, on Sunday (1/3/2021).
According to data collected from the DKI Provincial Health Office in Jakarta, the percentage increase in total active cases has confirmed a positive trend of increase. As of January 2, 2021, active cases in Jakarta reached 15,471 cases, an increase of 18% over the previous two weeks, or 13,066 cases on December 20.
“The increase in the percentage of active cases should be taken into account together, especially after the Christmas and New Year holidays 2021, which have the potential to increase the number of cases,” said the Head of the Provincial Office of Health of DKI Jakarta, Widyastuti.
In addition, Widyastuti explained that the effective reproductive value (Rt), which is an indication of the level of transmission in the community, shows a score of 1.06 as of January 2, 2021. This figure has decreased from previous weekly scores , namely 1.07 (12/26) and 1.06 (12/19). The Rt value must be below 1 for the COVID-19 outbreak to be adequately controlled.
He explained that the use of daily isolation beds (inpatient rooms) and ICU wards in 98 COVID-19 reference hospitals in DKI Jakarta tends to increase despite the fact that the provincial government of DKI Jakarta has added 6,663 isolation beds. isolation beds on December 20, 2020 to 7,379 beds. isolation on January 3, 2021. Isolation bed capacity has reached a percentage of 87% with 6,385 patients in isolation occupied as of January 3, 2021.
“For the condition of the ICU room as of January 3, 2021, we have increased the capacity to 960 and we have 762 occupied. So now the capacity has reached 79%, 1% less than the previous two weeks where the percentage was 80%, because the ICU capacity was still at that time. 907 and it filled 722, “he explained.
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