Anies Instructs RT/RW, PKK, and Dasa Wisma to Collect Data of People at Higher Risk for COVID-19

Increasing death rate due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after positive cases were discovered in Indonesia, Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan issued Governor's Appeal Number 7/2020 concerning Protection and Prevention of Transmission to Communities with High Risk Exposure to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta Province.

Their job is to identify people in their neighborhood who are categorized as high risk people

In that appeal, his side instructed all RT/RW heads, Empowerment and Family Welfare (PKK) cadres, and Dasa Wisma cadres to take anticipatory steps, especially against groups of people who if exposed to COVID-19 could be fatal.

"Their job is to identify people in their neighborhood who are categorized as high risk people, and importantly socialize them how to prevent the transmission. Those are including elderly above 60 years old and people with pre-existing medicinal conditions," he said at Daily Brief COVID-19 in Jakarta City Hall, Monday (3/30) as quoted from Jakarta PPID Press Release.

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People with criteria above are including elderly people over 60 years old, people with high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and cancer.

Furthermore, he also mentioned that there will be special assistance from RT, RW, PKK, and Dasa Wisma to elderly citizens who live alone without family's assistance.

"There are several elderly citizens who live alone without their families. In this case, they should get special assistance and we have instructed RT/RW heads to give them support thus they can remain at home," he explained.

In this Daily Brief, Jakarta COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Unit 2nd Chairman, Catur Laswanto conveyed the updated information regarding COVID-19 cases in Jakarta. According to him, per March 30, 2020, there are 720 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jakarta.

From that number, as many as 48 people have been cured, 76 people died, 445 people are still being treated, and 151 people undergo independent isolation. As many as 81 positive patients are health workers who were exposed to COVID-19 and now being treated in 30 hospitals in Jakarta. Besides, 599 people are still waiting for laboratory results.

"Until today, total ODP is 2,288 cases with total 497 people are still being monitored and 1,791 people have been monitored. While for PDP is 1,046 cases, with 708 inpatients and 338 patients have been treated or returned to their home," he explained.

Complete information regarding symptoms can be accessed via website https://corona.jakarta.go.id and COVID-19 countermeasures guidelines (poster, stand banner, etc) can be downloaded from https://bit.ly/PublikasiCoronaDKI.

For people who found anyone with COVID-19 symptoms in their neighborhood or RT/RW, can report it to the local urban village head, local health center, contact the call center at 112 or WhatsApp 081388376955.