Day: June 17, 2021

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) witnessed the COVID-19 vaccination for commuter line users at the Bogor Station on Thursday.

“This morning, I witness the implementation of vaccinations at the Bogor City station. We know that Bogor is a buffer agglomeration area from the capital Jakarta, so all mobility interactions are high,” President Jokowi stated on the sidelines of the inspection at Bogor Station.

Vaccination was conducted near the platform line 1 at Bogor Station. People awaiting their turn for vaccination sat at a distance at the corridor of the station before proceeding to the desks for examination and injection.

During the observation, President Jokowi was accompanied by Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil, Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya, and President Director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia Didiek Hartantyo.

“Hence, we want to give priority to KRL (Electric Train) passengers and then to train passengers and workers at the station to protect them from COVID-19,” the president remarked.

The head of state is optimistic that vaccination in areas, with high mobility, would prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“We want vaccination to be accelerated at places with high interaction and high mobility, such as train stations, bus terminals, airports, and ports. If we do not hurry, the spread will occur,” the president stressed.

According to President Jokowi, vaccinations at public places will also be conducted in various regions in Indonesia.

“We hope that this morning, with the start of vaccination at the station and its surroundings, everything would be protected from COVID-19,” the president noted.

Based on data from the COVID-19 Task Force as of June 16, 2021, the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 9,944, bringing the total to 1,937,652 cases. Patients declared as cured increased by 6,229 to reach 1,763,870 while those succumbing to the disease increased by 196 people, thereby bringing the total to 53,476.

Meanwhile, the number of individuals having received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia until Wednesday (June 16) at 12:00 WIB reached 21,448,774, an increase of 544,051 as compared to the previous day.

Meanwhile, 11,815,618 residents received the first and second injections or the complete dose, an increase of 116,597 from the previous day.

Source: Antara News

Bogor (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo pointed to the high mobility and interaction of electric rail (KRL) passengers and workers at stations for which priority should be accorded to them to protect against COVID-19.

“Bogor is an agglomeration area that supports the city of Jakarta, where mobility and interaction of the people of Bogor and Jakarta are high,” President Widodo noted in his remarks while reviewing the implementation of vaccinations at the Bogor Station in Bogor City, Thursday, which was broadcast via the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel.

During the observation, President Widodo was accompanied by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, Deputy Chief of West Java Police Brigadier General Eddy Sumitro, and Bogor Mayor Bima Arya.

On the occasion, President Widodo highlighted the government’s intent to expedite the implementation of vaccinations in places with high mobility, such as train stations, bus terminals, airports, and ports.

“This is because in those places, if vaccinations were not expedited, the disease would spread. We are optimistic that this morning, with the start of vaccination at the stations and their surroundings, all of them would be protected from COVID-19,” he affirmed.

The vaccination at Bogor Station is targeted to cover 1,500 Commuter Line users, with the implementation time being divided into two stages: for 750 people on Thursday and for 750 persons on Friday (June 18), starting at 8:00 local time.

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya explained that his decision to select KRL users as the target recipients of the vaccine was since they fell in the category that was vulnerable to COVID-19.

According to the mayor, KRL users, residing in Bogor City and its adjoining areas, work in Jakarta or vice versa and have high mobility, thereby increasing their vulnerability to contracting COVID-19.

“In Jakarta and Bogor, the trend of COVID-19 transmission is increasing again, so precautionary measures should be taken, including by vaccinating,” he affirmed.

Source: Antara News

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is sanguine about Bogor District in West Java achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 in August 2021.

“We hope to be able to continue to work hard to accelerate the vaccination program. We target Bogor District to achieve herd immunity at least in August,” Jokowi noted on the Presidential Secretariat YouTube channel.

The president made the remarks while observing the mass COVID-19 vaccination of those at a high risk of contracting the coronavirus, including people with disabilities and tourism agents, at the Bogor Pekansari Stadium on Thursday.

An estimated 10 thousand people were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the stadium and several hospitals and public health service posts in Bogor on Thursday, he remarked.

At the stadium, the president observed the implementation of the vaccination program at several hospitals and public health service posts through video conference.

The president obtained a report of 759 recipients of the COVID-19 vaccination at the Permata Hospital in Jonggol comprising public service officers, teachers, senior citizens, businesspersons, and healthcare workers.

Meanwhile, some 300 individuals, including senior citizens, vulnerable people, and public service officers, received COVID-19 vaccination at the Cimandala public health service post (puskesmas) in Bogor.

Vaccination was also administered to 200 people at Puskesmas Citereup, 350 individuals at Puskesmas Karadenan, and 300 persons at the Bina Husada Hospital

As of Tuesday (June 15), data from the COVID-19 Task Force showed that the government had administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 20.9 million people and the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 11.6 million people.

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Kudus, C Java (ANTARA) – Kudus District in Central Java Province has relentlessly striven to tackle the new wave of COVID-19, as the number of villages, with the “red zone” status, increased to 84, from 60.

The district government has classified the 84 villages in nine sub-districts, including Kota, Jati, Mejobo, and Jekulo, as “red zones” owing to their high infection risks.

Some 16 of the 84 villages are situated in Kota Sub-district, the district government’s COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson, Andini Aridewi, stated here on Thursday.

In addressing the ongoing COVID-19 surge, the village authorities have imposed micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM-Mikro), the spokesperson remarked.

Moreover, they have given the community unit (RT) and neighborhood unit (RW) heads the go-ahead to impose lockdown policies to limit the mobility of their residents.

Tumpangkrasak Village Head Sarjoko Saputro spoke of having enforced the PPKM-Mikro and optimized tasks of the “Jogo Tonggo” Task Force personnel in a bid to contain new COVID-19 infections.

The “Jogo Tonggo” task force personnel work along with the RT and RW heads to boost the public awareness campaign on the need for continued compliance with health protocols, he stated.

Some 20 residents of Tumpangkrasal Village are conducting self-isolation after being found to be asymptomatic carriers, he revealed.

Over the course of the past fortnight, several district areas in Central Java have clocked a considerable spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases.

The provincial government has also categorized the districts of Kudus, Jepara, Pati, Demak, Grobogan, Sragen, Brebes, and Tegal as “red zones” owing to their high infection risks.

Kudus District has received assistance from 96 medical workers from other areas in Central Java to help tackle a major rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.

The medical workers comprised five lung specialists, five internists, 38 general practitioners, and 48 nurses, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo had stated earlier.

This week, Indonesia’s national COVID-19 task force recorded a post Eid al-Fitr spike in coronavirus infections in the provinces of Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java.

“The top five highest upsurges in COVID-19 cases were found in the provinces of Jakarta, Central Java, West Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java,” task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito highlighted at a recent online press conference.

Banten Province emerged as the sixth-largest contributor to the latest COVID-19 surge, according to the spokesperson.

The six provinces, located on Java Island, have recorded between four hundred and seven thousand cases this week, Adisasmito pointed out.

The post Eid al-Fitr COVID-19 surge has been observed in Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, and Banten, as they received homebound travelers during this year’s Eid holiday season, he noted.

Similarly, Jakarta is witnessing an increase in cases owing to homeward-bound travelers, he stated.

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Bogor, Jabar (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo has pressed for speeding up the administration of COVID-19 vaccination for residents with high mobility that are susceptible to contracting emerging coronavirus variants.

“The government is keen that vaccination be expedited at some venues where people highly mobilize, for instance, at train stations, bus terminals, airports, and seaports,” President Widodo stated during his visit to a vaccination drive at Bogor Station here on Thursday that was aired on the Presidential Secretary’s YouTube channel.

At the vaccination venue, Jokowi was accompanied by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikit, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, West Java Deputy Regional Police Chief Brig. Gen. Pol. Eddy Sumitro, and Bogor City Mayor Bima Arya.

The head of state stressed that vaccination should be expedited at transportation facilities, including train stations, bus terminals, airports, and seaports.

“If vaccination is not expedited (at such venues), then transmission will potentially occur. By starting the vaccination at Bogor Station and its surrounding areas today, we expect that we all can be protected from COVID-19,” he emphasized.

The commuter line passengers (KRL) and workers at train stations tend to have high mobility and interaction, for which they have been prioritized to receive vaccination to protect them from COVID-19, according to Jokowi.

“Bogor is a buffer agglomeration area of Jakarta where both mobility and interaction of their residents are high,” he pointed out.

After Jokowi observed the vaccination drive at Bogor Station, Bogor City Mayor, Bima Arya, spoke of the president having directed the health minister to expedite vaccination.

“The president said that Jakarta and other surrounding buffer areas, including Bogor City, must expedite vaccination,” he stressed.

The COVID-19 vaccination at Bogor Station has targeted as many as 1,500 KRL, conducted in two schedules: 750 passengers being inoculated today, while the other half will receive the shots tomorrow (June 18) at 8 a.m. local time.

“The commuter line passengers were selected as recipients of the vaccine since they are categorized as people prone to being exposed of COVID-19,” he remarked.

The KRL are the residents of Bogor and the surrounding areas and work in Jakarta or vice versa. They have high mobility, thereby increasing their vulnerability to contracting COVID-19.

“In Jakarta and Bogor, the trend of COVID-19 transmission is currently increasing again, so precautionary measures are deemed necessary, such as to conduct vaccination,” he stated.

Source: Antara News

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The World Bank, through the Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) report titled “Boosting The Recovery,” has put forward four policies to boost recovery to enable Indonesia to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

“We will discuss priority policies,” World Bank Country Director for Indonesia and Timor Leste Satu Kahkonen stated here on Thursday.

Kahkonen pointed out that in the past year, the pandemic had caused nearly all countries worldwide to experience a recession of up to three percent, including Indonesia, although its percentage was at a smaller level.

According to Kahkonen, Indonesia experienced lesser recession than other countries in the world, but millions of people became jobless, and incomes also dripped, thereby resulting in some three million people have fallen into poverty.

Nevertheless, the Indonesian government’s policy response managed to avert a worse economic and social downturn.

However, Kahkonen believes the government still requires to put in place other policies to drive faster recovery.

Hence, the World Bank recommends several policies to accelerate recovery, comprising the government’s hard work in fighting the spread of COVID-19, so as to end the health and economic crisis.

Such efforts can be undertaken by accelerating the vaccination program, ensuring sufficient capacity for testing and tracing, as well as stepping up efforts to limit community mobility.

The next recommendation is to maintain the monetary policy and stimulate credit to continue to grow by managing external financial processes.

“Several programs that provide support, such as subsidies and interest rates, can also be implemented to continue to increase credit,” she explained.

The third recommendation aims to provide short-term fiscal support while maintaining medium-term fiscal sustainability.

Kahkonen expounded that the medium-term fiscal strategy will offer fiscal space and boost investor confidence.

“We also need to continue to support poor and vulnerable households and small firms, so that the recovery could run well,” she emphasized.

The final recommendation is to increase productive employment opportunities for both genders.

“The pandemic poses a challenge to Indonesia’s job opportunities. However, in the midst of a crisis, we have the opportunity to reform and become even better,” she remarked.

Source: Antara News