Covid-19 Mengganas, WHO Sarankan Indonesia Segera Lockdown

“Most provinces in Java region reported an increase in the number of cases and deaths. Weekly reported cases and deaths have doubled in DKI Jakarta each week, over the last two weeks. With increased confirmation of delta variant of concern, health system capacity has been severely impacted in some provinces with more than 90% bed occupancy rates. Stricter implementation of public health and social measures (PHSM) including large-scale social restrictions (pembatasan sosial berskala besar (PSBB)) may help,” tertulis dalam laporan halaman pertama WHO, dikutip Sabtu (26/6/2021).

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Dalam laporan WHO yang berjumlah 32 halaman tersebut, Indonesia diminta segera melakukan tindakan terkait potensi lonjakan kasus di provinsi yang disorot yaitu DKI Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, DI Yogyakarta, Jawa Timur dan Banten. Apalagi, tingkat hunian tempat tidur juga telah dilaporkan tinggi di semua ini provinsi dan dipertimbangkan dalam penilaian risiko.

WHO pun meminta Indonesia belajar dari India yang pernah menghadapi lonjakan kasus Covid-19. Selain itu, adanya virus baru yang menjadi varian of concern (VOC) memiliki transmisi penularan yang sangat cepat. Sehingga, kebijakan karantina wilayah atau lockdown harus segera diambil.

“Implementation of PHSM throughout the country, even as vaccines are being introduced, is crucial. PHSM works even in the context of variants of concern (VOCs) as demonstrated in India and other countries that are facing a surge of cases. When there are signs of a surge of cases, and considering that some VOCs have much higher transmissibility, timely adjustments of PHSM is very important, including the use of stringent measures (such as movement restrictions/lockdowns) as quickly as possible,” tertulis di halaman 30.

(Arief Setyadi )