At the application’s launch event, held by the National Police at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday, he said that the application could help reduce Omicron transmission in Indonesia.
“The initiative from the police chief is excellent. The monitoring application is very helpful as well as can help our nation stay disciplined,” he said in a written statement here on Thursday.
Pandjaitan said that the application reflects the cohesive handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
“We do not need to be overly paranoid (about the pandemic), but we still have to be careful,” the minister remarked.
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Meanwhile, National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the launch of the Presisi application was a follow-up to President Joko Widodo's directives to carry out strict surveillance of international travelers arriving in the country.
Furthermore, the National Police chief said that even though for the past 170 days, the rate of COVID-19 transmission has remained under control, the government does not want any laxity.
"We see that in general, for approximately 170 days, the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia has remained under control. However, if we become careless, a potential surge in COVID-19 cases can occur," he noted.
The Presisi application launch was also attended by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, and head of the State Intelligent Agency (BIN), Budi Gunawan.
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Editor: Suharto
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