JAKARTA | INDONESIA - The number of positive patients with the Corona virus (Covid-19) in Indonesia has increased to 117 people. This figure comes after on Sunday (15/3/2020), the government found 21 new cases. This number jumped from 96 people on Saturday (14/3/2020).
"(Additional 21 positive Corona patients) 19 people in Jakarta and 2 in Central Java," said the spokesman for the government specifically for handling the Corona virus, Achmad Yurianto, to reporters on Sunday, as reported by CNN Indonesia.
Among the 117 positive patients with Corona were the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi. This was conveyed by State Secretary Pratikno. "With the family's permission that was conveyed by the Head of the Regional Army Hospital, Mr. Budi Karya Sumadi," said Pratikno at the State Secretariat Building, Jakarta, Saturday.
Praktikno's statement was confirmed by the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, which said he had treated a cabinet minister, Joko Widodo. Budi Karya is treated with patient number 76. "We are currently treating him at the Army Hospital," said Deputy Head of the Gatot Subroto Regional Army Hospital, Albertus Budi Sulistya.
At least, 8 Indonesian regions are known to have entered the area of the Corona virus outbreak. Namely, Jakarta, Bandung, Tangerang, Solo, Yogyakarta, Bali, Manado and Pontianak.
"If we look at the spread, now it's wide. Jakarta, West Java, including in Bandung, Tangerang. Central Java in Solo and Yogyakarta, in Bali, in Manado, in Pontianak, ”said Achmad Yurianto.
School closed areas
As a measure to prevent the Corona virus outbreak, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government on Saturday (14/3/2020) decided to close schools in the capital city for two weeks, as well as postpone the implementation of the upper secondary level National Examination (SMA / SMK) which was originally held. on Monday (16/3), as a measure to anticipate the spread of the corona outbreak (COVID-19).
"The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has decided to close all schools in DKI Jakarta and will carry out a distance teaching and learning process. The school closure is valid for two weeks. And we will review again at the weekend of the second week, "said the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, in a press conference, Saturday.
On the same day, the City Government (Pemkot) of Depok followed the steps of DKI Jakarta. Information on school closures comes from a circular that has been confirmed by the Head of the Depok City Information and Communication Office, Shidiq Mulyono.
"All Kindergarten / RA, SD / MI, and SMP / MTS, SMA / MA schools in Depok City, to dismiss students and replace them with learning activities at home from 16 to 28 March 2020," wrote Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris in circular.
This policy was also taken by the City Government of Bandung and the Provincial Government of Central Java. Bandung Mayor Oded M Danial issued an instruction to close schools in Bandung City through a circular number 443 / SE.030-Dinkes.
In Central Java, the decision was made through a meeting of all Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) with the ranks of the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda) led directly by the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo on Saturday (14/3/2020) night. "As of Monday (16/3) the day after tomorrow, we will holiday teaching and learning activities in Central Java. Schools including kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school and the equivalent are closed ", said Ganjar.
The same thing was done by the Denpasar City Government, Bali, which decided to implement a home learning learning system. Students from early childhood education to junior high schools throughout Denpasar will study at home from tomorrow for the next 15 days.
The Manado city government also closed schools from Monday 16 March to 27 March 2020. Head of the Manado City Education Office, Daglan Walangitan, stated that the Mayor of Manado has instructed all school principals to provide teachers with teaching materials for students to study at home.
Sam Ratulangi University explained that it would implement an online lecture system to respond to the spread of the corona virus (Covid-19) outbreak in Manado, North Sulawesi. A number of public universities in Surabaya have also started to eliminate lectures on campus to anticipate the spread of the corona virus (Covid-19). The Chancellor of the State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel (UINSA) Surabaya, Prof. Masdar Hilmy, has published a circular to students and staff, containing the transfer of teaching and learning activities to an online system and assignments for one week, March 16-20.
The outbreak of the corona virus has made a number of campuses in Bandung, West Java and Yogyakarta plan to implement an online lecture system. In Bandung, there are two campuses that will implement online lectures, namely Padjadjaran University (Unpad) and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). [DDHKNews / source: CNN Indonesia]
