Day: February 28, 2022

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sent off his deceased uncle Miyono Suryosardjono to his resting place at the Astana Keluarga Mundu family cemetery, Karanganyar District, Central Java, on Monday.

As ANTARA witnessed the funeral procession in Karanganyar District on Monday, the group of funeral attendees arrived at the location at 11 a.m. local time. President Jokowi was accompanied by his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka and his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep.

Jokowi, dressed in a batik shirt, black trousers, and black peci cap, welcomed some of the mourners.

After attending the funeral procession, Jokowi left the location at around 11:12 p.m. local time. However, Raka stayed back until the session ended.

Some senior-level officials attending the funeral comprised Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Financial Services Authority (OJK) Board of Commissioners Chairman Wimboh Santoso, and Karanganyar District Head Juliyatmono.

Jokowi’s uncle, Suryosardjono, died at 7:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, February 27, at a funeral home on Ahmad Yani Street, Manahan Village, Banjarsari Sub-district, Surakarta City, Central Java.

Sigit, one of Suryosardjono’s sons-in-law, informed that Suryosardjono had long suffered from lung disease and had contracted COVID-19.

“He had lung disease and then got infected by COVID-19, so maybe it was long COVID,” Sigit stated.

“When Mr. President visited, he still woke up and his (swab test result) was negative,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Raka, who is concurrently mayor of Solo City, noted that Suryosardjono, who was the older brother of Jokowi’s late mother, Sudjiatmi Notomiharjo, had taught the president about the furniture business.

On the same occasion, Setiawan Prasetyo, Suryosardjono’s younger brother, noted that his older brother was a hard worker despite being sick. He left a message for his children to continue to develop his furniture business.

Suryosardjono died at the age of 82.

Source: Antara News

The committee of the Jakarta E-Prix or Formula E Jakarta must apply efficient and effective work for construction of the Formula E Circuit in Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta, Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria stated.

“The work on the Formula E foundation has complied with the provisions. Technically, at the construction site, reinforcement using bamboo is required. Hence, the use of bamboo in the Formula E circuit work had gone through technical calculations on the field,” Patria noted on Monday.

He later informed people that not all road foundations were made of concrete, and some still needed bamboo for the construction.

He noted that during the pandemic, the committee had to consider the most effective and efficient cost-spending option.

Patria noted that the Formula E committee will have ensured the decision to use bamboo as an effective and efficient material for the circuit.

“The committee had ensured the use of bamboo in the construction of the Formula E circuit. By God’s will, it will be completed in April,” Patria remarked.

Earlier, the person in charge (PIC) of the Formula E circuit construction from PT Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama, Ari Wibowo, explained that the bamboo was chosen to be the framework for the surface of the track since it was water-resistant.

The contractor decided to use bamboo poles based on grounds that out of the five construction zones, zone five along one kilometer had soft soil and working on it posed challenges.

On the other hand, contractors had to expedite their work on account of the fact that the race will be held on June 4, 2022, or just 99 days away.

Wibowo remarked that some 40 percent of the construction was in zone five.

“Hence, zone five is the most difficult and requires the most amount of energy and concentration,” he added.

Since early February, the contractor had completed mapping and cleaning the area and forming the road body to ensure that the shape, height, and bends of the circuit are in accordance with the design.

Furthermore, Wibowo said his side had begun the process of compacting the road and working on the bottom foundation. During that process, stone and rocks are required to be compacted with a tandem roller.

Wibowo noted that the contractor was working hard to build the Formula E circuit. Currently, the work on the Formula E circuit was around 30-percent complete, he noted.

Source: Antara News

The Regional Police in Central Lombok district, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) have intensified COVID-19 vaccinations for the community to support the 2022 MotoGP championship at Mandalika Circuit from March 18–20, 2022.

“This vaccination event aims to strengthen the community’s immunity to curb the spread of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant,” head of the regional police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner (AKBP) Hery Indra Cahyono, said on Monday.

The police force has continued to intensify immunization with the help of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and health workers by directly approaching villages to administer vaccinations, he informed.

“We aim to reach 100 percent vaccination coverage for the first dose in this region,” he said.

As directed by the National Police chief, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, vaccinations are being prioritized for the elderly who are in the risk group for Omicron, Cahyono added. While the symptoms of the new variant are not as severe as the Delta variant, it is highly transmissible, he noted.

The Central Lombok Police chief said the police force is also providing support to health workers for expediting vaccinations, both for the first, second, and the boost vaccinations.

“We hope this pandemic will end soon. Let us work together to succeed the 2022 MotoGP event in Mandalika for the revival of our tourism and the community’s economy,” he said.

Earlier, the Central Lombok government had noted that the number of vaccinations administered in the region has exceeded the national threshold set by the central government.

“Our vaccination coverage has exceeded the national standards,” head of Central Lombok district, Lalu Pathul Bahri, informed.

The local government is targeting 100-percent vaccination coverage for the first dose before the 2022 MotoGP series starts in Mandalika since one of the requirements for conducting the event is 90-percent vaccination coverage, he said.

“The number of residents who have been vaccinated with the first dose is 91.4 percent and the second dose has reached 71 percent. As for the third dose or booster vaccine (it is) only 1.2 percent,” he added.

Source: Antara News

The bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta had reached 40 percent as of Monday, according to Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria.

According to Patria, out of a total of 6,837 beds in COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta, 2,705 beds have been occupied.

“The bed occupancy rate (BOR) has reached 40 percent; 2,705 out of the 6,837 beds have been occupied,” he noted here on Monday.

Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in intensive care units (ICU) in all COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta had reached 45 percent or 428 beds occupied from a total of 943 beds readied.

“There is an increase. The community is appealed to increase alertness,” he remarked.

Meanwhile, confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jakarta as of February 27, 2022, had reached 4,799 cases.

“As of February 27, the number of Omicron cases has reached 4,799 and chiefly constitutes cases caused by local transmission, reaching 3,049, or 63.2 percent, while imported cases total 1,774, or 36.8 percent,” he expounded.

The deputy governor urged people to increase vigil while conducting their activities outside and comply with the health protocols.

He urged officials of the Jakarta provincial government to increase supervision and take action against all forms of health protocol violations.

Patria also highlighted the community’s role in supervising and enforcing health protocols. To this end, he invited the public to immediately report all forms of violations occurring in various places, such as offices, markets, malls, and cafes.

“Everyone who violates the health protocols must be reported, so that we can impose sanctions according to the rules,” he stressed.

The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of February 27, 2022, Indonesia had recorded a total of 5,539,394 COVID-19 cases, 4,817,423 recoveries, and 148,073 deaths.

The Ministry of Health detected the first Omicron case in Indonesia on December 15, 2021. With the spread of the new variant, Indonesia has recorded a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Source: Antara News

The government of Medan city, North Sumatra, is striving to accelerate COVID-19 booster vaccinations to boost community immunity and stem COVID-19 transmission.

“We continue to push and accelerate booster vaccinations among the community. This is needed to curb and prevent COVID-19 transmission from expanding,” Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution said here on Monday.

Nasution pointed out that based on the Medan Health Office’s data, as of Saturday (February 26, 2022), the city’s booster vaccinations coverage has reached only 9.43 percent.

Meanwhile, first dose vaccinations have reached 94.59 percent and second dose vaccinations have reached 82.94 percent of the targeted 1.9 million Medan residents, he noted.

Head of the Anatomical Pathology Section, Faculty of Medicine, North Sumatra Muhammadiyah University, Dr. Humairah Medina Liza Lubis, MKed (PA), SpPA, said that booster vaccinations should be intensively carried out to bolster protection for the community, which began to decline after the first and second doses.

“I hope that everyone will participate in making this government program a success in efforts to control COVID-19, and don’t fall for hoaxes circulating on social media,” she remarked.

To prevent hoaxes from spreading, Lubis urged people to look for information related to COVID-19 and vaccinations on official websites.

The Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021, as part of efforts to boost community immunity against COVID-19. President Joko Widodo was the first vaccine recipient under the program.

According to data provided by the Health Ministry, as of February 28, 2022, nearly 190,969,599 Indonesians have received their first COVID-19 jab, 144,458,756 have been fully vaccinated, and 10,187,505 have received the booster shot.

The government commenced booster vaccinations for the general public on January 12, 2022.

Source: Antara News

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has conducted a survey on soil susceptibility to earthquake shocks by mapping the level of damage to buildings.

The survey was carried out after the 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit West Pasaman, West Sumatra on Friday (February 25, 2021), BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said here on Monday.

The survey mapped out and measured different types of soil and rocks around the quake’s epicenter, she informed.

BMKG is also continuing to monitor and determine the possibility of aftershocks and estimate when they will end, she said.

Based on the survey’s results, the local government has been advised to pay strict attention to the building code for earthquake-resistant building standards, especially in zones that are prone to earthquake shocks, she added.

Moreover, the measurements made during the survey will be mapped out factually to identify the zones that would be susceptible to strong shocks in the future, she informed.

“It will be verified. Which zones have the high, medium, or low level of vulnerability, as information for local governments in rebuilding the region,” Karnawati said.

She also advised the earthquake victims to return to their homes if they were still in a habitable condition. This includes homes outside the 200-meter radius of the riverbank, considering that aftershocks have started to weaken, she added.

“Do not believe hoaxes or fake news that are deliberately spread to scare the public. Make sure the information is valid from BMKG. Please check the BMKG’s communication channels, not only updates about the earthquake but also weather conditions and early warnings,” Karnawati emphasized.

The field survey was conducted by Karnawati, Technical Seismological Center head Rahmat Triyono, BMKG Territory 1 Center head Darmawan, and BMKG’s provincial coordinator and five head stations from the West Sumatra region, she said.

BMKG also coordinated with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the West Pasaman administration, and the local River Basin Agency (BWS) team for the survey, she added.

Source: Antara News