JAKARTA – The Expert Council of the Indonesian Public Health Expert Association (IAKMI), Hermawan Saputra, regrets that there are still many people who do not comply with the government’s advice not to hold competitions to welcome the independence of the Indonesian nation.
“We are quite sorry that there are still many competitions that mobilize crowds during the August 17th. Even though the government has eliminated competitions such as areca climbing, etc.,” Hermawan said when confirmed, Tuesday (18/8/2020).
According to Hermawan, many people consider their area free from the corona virus. In fact, not a few also think that the corona virus does not exist. In fact, the number of confirmed positive corona cases in Indonesia is still very high.
“Hopefully this case will not continue to increase. But if from the data it will increase,” he said.
Furthermore, Hermawan considered that the government was not assertive in convincing the public to enforce health protocols. Moreover, in recent times.
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“We don’t want to expect it to actually increase, but what do we do, this awareness is still lacking and the government is less firm in convincing the public to enforce protocols and fines,” said Hermawan.
“17 Augustus should also be encouraged to do more activities at home with family, after all, many ceremonies have been held online,” he continued.
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