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View all search resultsCase surge linked to decline in mask compliance
A survey taken over the long holiday weekend in October presents data that may irrefutably link the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases this month to a declining rate of public compliance with the health protocols.
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mid the government’s robust campaign on the coronavirus health protocols, a survey conducted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 1 indicated a declining trend in the public compliance rate with the face mask and physical distancing policies.
According to antaranews.com, an online survey by the government over the long holiday weekend at the end of October found on Nov. 1 that 59.32 percent of respondents said they wore masks and 43.46 percent said they physically distanced. Both figures continued to decline over the next month until Nov. 27.
“It is very unfortunate. The rate of public compliance with the mask and social distancing policies continues to decline,” Wiku Adisasmito, the National COVID-19 task force’s expert team coordinator and spokesperson, said on Thursday.
An earlier online survey that Statistics Indonesia (BPS) ran from Sept. 7 to 14 and involved 90,967 respondents nationwide found that the compliance rate for wearing masks was higher than the rate for the two other health protocols of handwashing and physical distancing. The BPS survey results showed that 92 percent of respondents wore masks in public, 75.38 percent regularly washed their hands and 73.54 percent physically distanced.
“We can conclude that the recent long weekend [from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1] was the main trigger for the decline in discipline among the public,” said Wiku.
“The public must realize that negligence can prove fatal.”
