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View all search resultsIDI urges govt to cancel school reopening
“This is about people’s lives. We need to take preventive measures before the situation gets worse."
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he Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has urged the government to cancel school reopening in January 2021 if the regional elections will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday, citing concerns of COVID-19 transmission even if both events were conducted with health protocols.
“If the government still wants to hold the elections, then schools should not reopen in early January. That way, we can avoid [a possible] spread [of COVID-19] from the elections, long year-end holidays and school reopening,” the IDI COVID-19 task force spokesperson Zubairi Djoerban said on Saturday as reported by kompas.com.
He added that the government should evaluate the upcoming three events and revise its policies to prevent further infections.
“This is about people’s lives. We need to take preventive measures before the situation gets worse,” Zubairi said.
National COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito previously warned of potential new clusters emerging at schools after the central government gave regional administrations permission to resume on-campus learning in January 2021.
Wiku said in-classroom teaching could not be done instantaneously and should be carried out according to strict health protocols.
Meanwhile, Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) commissioner Rahmat Bagja said polling stations (TPS) would need to fulfill several health requirements to operate.
