Quarantine, now!
Editorial Board
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta / Sat, March
28, 2020 / 09:00 am
Nearly one month after the first two COVID-19 cases
were announced, efforts to combat the virus, including a campaign to remain at
home, did not show significant results. Thousands of people have left
Jabodetabek, the center of national outbreaks, for their hometown in other
parts of Java, putting the risk not only of their families but the entire
population in these areas.
In Central Java alone, the number of visitors has
recently reached 7,000, according to Governor Ganjar Pranowo, who has asked
regents and mayors throughout the province to monitor the health of returning
refugees, most of whom are migrant workers.
Concerned by the ticking time bomb, some regional
leaders pushed for "local locking" to protect the population in their
area.
On Friday, the number of confirmed cases in Indonesia
reached 1,046, an increase of 153 from the previous day, with 87 deaths. Only
now, after the large-scale, at-risk human movement has begun, the government is
considering a ban on the annual exodus for the biggest Islamic festival, Eid.
Last year the movement involved around 23 million people, including nearly 15
million from Jabodetabek.
We support the government's decision, if it comes, to
ban this year's traditional exodus. But because requests to maintain physical
distance and avoid crowds are not very effective, we urge a partial or
quarantine lock immediately; either by island or province.
Some researchers have predicted that the outbreak will
only end in late May or early June, the earliest, which means the crisis will
remain when Muslims celebrate Eid.
The rapid spread of the virus in Italy, the country
hardest hit by COVID-19, originated from human migration from China, the center
of the initial spread.
People cannot be blamed for traveling home, because
they might have lost their jobs or were not informed of the need for physical
distance and might anticipate locking. Regional leaders in Jabodetabek do not
have the authority to impose travel bans, even though they know exactly the
dangers of mass movements.
Limiting human movement is only possible if the
government enacts the Health Quarantine Act 2018. The law provides for prison
sentences and fines for residents who leave quarantine areas. As a result, the
government is responsible for feeding the population in these areas, as well as
their livestock.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has
repeatedly ruled out this option, despite mounting pressure for him to do the
opposite. In a letter that has become viral, the University of Indonesia
Medical Professor Board urged the President to implement local locking, such as
in Jakarta, for at least 14 days to significantly limit the spread of the
virus.
"Only a few hospitals have ventilators, which
leads to high mortality rates," the council wrote.
"Studies show that Indonesia only has two
intensive care unit beds [ICU] per 100,000 people [...] the lowest proportion
in Asia," he added.
The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) said 10
doctors had died in the struggle to treat patients, which experts say could
reach tens of thousands in a few months unless a crackdown was taken.
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Nearly
one month after the first two COVID-19 cases were announced, efforts to combat
the virus, including a campaign to remain at home, did not show significant
results. Thousands of people have left Jabodetabek, the center of national
outbreaks. In efforts to tackle the virus, some regional leaders are pushing
for "local lockouts" to protect residents in their territories.
the
number of confirmed cases in Indonesia reached 1,046, an increase of 153 from
the previous day, with 87 deaths. Only now, after the large-scale, at-risk
human movement has begun, the government is considering a ban on the annual
exodus for the biggest Islamic festival, Eid.
Some
researchers have predicted that the outbreak will only end in late May or early
June, the earliest, which means the crisis will remain when Muslims celebrate
Eid.
with
the forecasts above We support the decision decision, if it comes, to ban this
year's traditional exodus. But because requests to maintain physical distance
and avoid crowds are not very effective, we urge a partial or quarantine lock
immediately; either by island or province.
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