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Jakarta, IDN Times – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is considered frustrated by Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto, this was revealed in a special interview with foreign media. Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)
Anies’ frustration was illustrated by SMH regarding the management of the coronavirus or COVID-19 in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta.
1. Anies claimed to know that there was a virus in Jakarta since January 2020
Governor Anies Baswedan in the Parliament Complex (IDN Times / Gregory Aryodamar P) TO SMHAnies said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government learned of the coronavirus from January 2020. Although the central government through President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had only announced the first two cases in Indonesia on Monday (2 / 3).
“We have already started meetings with all the hospitals in Jakarta, discussing what we call Wuhan pneumonia at the time,” Anies said. SMH Sunday (10/5).
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2. Anies decided to announce a positive case of COVID-19 even though it was denied by the central government
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Since learning of the coronavirus, according to Anies, the number began to increase. However, at that time the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government was not allowed to carry out tests, so it was thirsty to send all samples from each property case to a national laboratory controlled by the central government.
“At that moment I decided go public and I say that we have monitored it. That was immediately answered by the Ministry (health) who said that we did not have a positive case, “Anies explained.
In fact, before the first COVID-19 case was published, the central government, both Jokowi, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, and several ministers still denied the existence of the virus in Indonesia.
In fact, the central government will pay influencer for a total of Rp72 billion to attract tourists to Indonesia so that the tourism sector is not affected.
3. Anies is described as frustrated with the Ministry of Health because he is not transparent
(IDN Times / Gregory Aryodamar P) In the interview, Anies also denied optimism from the central government that Indonesia had passed the worst phase of the coronavirus. He felt that he still had to wait the next few weeks to find out if the trend in the case had started to spread evenly or was still increasing.
According to him, this virus cannot be predicted when it will end. Because, Anies saw no sign that it would soon end up in the data it had.
“This is a time when policy makers must trust science,” said Anies.
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