"We continue to monitor the BOR for COVID-19 patients. If there is a significant trend, PTM can be tightened," Baswedan said after visiting the Hian Thian Siang Tee Bio Temple in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday.
The Jakarta provincial government will continue to tighten the mobility of residents, including the implementation of offline learning, if the bed occupancy ratio in hospitals continues to increase significantly, he informed.
He explained that one of the factors for determining restrictions on residents' mobility was the BOR for COVID-19 patients in Jakarta hospitals.
In June–July 2021, when cases of the Delta variant surged after the Eid holiday, the occupancy of beds for COVID-19 patients in hospitals increased significantly. At the time, the Jakarta provincial government had immediately sent additional beds for hospitals in Jakarta.
Currently, COVID-19 positive cases in Jakarta have continued to increase but the BOR in hospitals is still relatively low, he noted.
Therefore, he said his administration is still waiting for a decision from the central government, he added.
"The Omicron number is increasing. We have to be careful, but the severity is not like six months ago. Regarding other policies, we will monitor and evaluate with the central government," he informed.
Earlier, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had asked that the implementation of face-to-face learning in the three provinces that have contributed the most active cases of COVID-19, namely Jakarta, West Java, and Banten, be evaluated promptly.
He had also called for the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination program targeting the elderly and children aged 6–11 years to provide additional protection during offline school.
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Translator: Mentari Dwi G, Resinta S
Editor: Sri Haryati
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