By: Ade Istianah) *
The number of additional positive patients with Covid-19 continues to occur, which indicates that there are still health protocol violations. The government is also asked to impose strict sanctions on individuals who are not disciplined in implementing health protocols.
Epidemiologist from Grifith University Australia, Dicky Budiman explained that based on World Bank data, the percentage of doctors on duty in Indonesia is only 0.4 percent per 1000 population. This means that there are only 4 doctors serving 1000 people.
If the number of doctors decreases, of course the public will also lose the opportunity to be treated by doctors in Indonesia.
Furthermore, Dicky said, the deaths of medical personnel occurred in areas with high positive rates and low testing and tracing program interventions. If for example this is not corrected immediately, then there is no respect for medical personnel who have been at the forefront of handling Covid-19.
The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, has responded to this by issuing Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 6 of 2020.
The presidential instruction was issued to tighten and increase public discipline towards health protocols.
The Presidential Spokesperson for Social Affairs, Angkie Yudisti a said, the Instruction was addressed to a number of ministers, TNI commanders, National Police chiefs, heads of institutions and regional leaders including governors, regents and mayors to jointly monitor the implementation of health protocols in the community and participate in efforts prevention and control of covid-19.
In the presidential instruction, President Jokowi also instructed regional heads to prepare implementation guidelines in the form of governor / regent / mayor regulations while still paying attention to human rights principles. And also pay attention that supervision is carried out in the corridor of enforcing discipline, upholding law and public order.
Angkie also complied, until now the President continues to campaign for all elements of society to adhere to health protocols.
Some of the emphasized efforts include things that are very doable, such as wearing masks, keeping your distance and washing your hands diligently in every activity in new habitual situations.
The use of masks and the application of keeping a minimum distance of 1 meter are also considered effective in blocking droplets which are the media for transmission of the corona virus.
Previously, the Governor of West Kalimantan had also issued Pergub number 110 of 2020 concerning the application of discipline and enforcement of health protocol laws as an effort to prevent and control Covid-19 in West Kalimantan.
The Governor Regulation stipulates strict sanctions for people who violate health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic with a minimum fine of IDR 200,000. One of the reasons for the issuance of the Pergub is the increase in Covid-19 cases in West Kalimantan.
In different places, the application of strict sanctions in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java was carried out on August 24 in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. 6/2020.
Prior to the application of these strict sanctions, joint officers and the National Police, TNI and Satpol PP in Sidoarjo had patrolled a number of crowd spots. Such as food stalls, game rentals, shopping centers and entertainment venues.
The presence of the joint officers suddenly surprised the managers and visitors. Ironically there are some of them who do not adhere to health protocols such as not using masks.
The Head of Sidoarjo Police, Kombes Sumardji, who is in charge of the joint patrol, also appealed to the cafe and coffee shop managers to provide a place for washing hands or hand sanitizer. In addition, the manager can only serve visitors with a total of 50 percent of the capacity of the business capacity. Managers are also required to always keep the location and employees clean, and require visitors and employees to wear masks in an orderly manner.
Meanwhile, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has approved a Governor Regulation related to sanctions for violating health protocols that include violations at the individual, place or activity level.
The governor, who is familiarly called Kang Emil, also said that the regulations on violating the health protocol had been implemented since Monday, 27 July 2020.
Later, this rule will not only take action against people who do not wear masks, but also activities that violate other health protocol rules.
Emil also explained, the amount of fines for violators varies, ranging from 100 thousand rupiah to 500 thousand rupiah. For example, if there is a public vehicle that violates health protocol rules, the driver will be fined Rp. 100,000 and the bus owner will be fined Rp. 500,000. This has been written in the Pergub.
) * The author is a citizen living in Bandung