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TOP REPORT pline in implementing health protocols

when doing our daily activities become the
main reason why the transmission rate in
Jakarta is still high. It’s especially shown in
the productive group, who has the highest
mobility level among other age groups.

In his opinion, the public still being indisci-
pline and neglectful in following the health
protocols. In fact, certain groups believed
that they are immune to contracting the
disease, or this virus is being less harmful
than it was months ago. These kind of per-
ceptions triggers people to be inconsistent
in following the namely 3M protocols, such
as wear mask, wash hands and maintain
physical distance.

According to the survey conducted by The
Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on “Pub-
8 8 lic Behaviour During COVID-19 Pandemic”
last September, public level of compliance
to follow health protocols is still low, espe-
cially for maintaining physical distance,
avoiding crowds and washing hands.

When compared to the previous survey,
people awareness level on promoting 3M
protocols has been declined. For example,
their awareness to wash hands on April
was 80% and became 75% on September.

Until vaccine is found, there is no better
way to curb the spread of COVID-19 than
to comply with 3M protocols. Intermon- The lack of awareness and
tain Healthcare found that wear mask can discipline in implementing
help reduce the risk of contracting the dis- health protocols when doing
ease by 1.5% for healthy people and those our daily activities become
who are positive for COVID-19, while wash the main reason why the
hands and maintain physical distance can transmission rate in Jakarta is
reduce the risk by 34-82%. In fact, main- still high.
tain physical distance was the key fac-
tor for stopping the spread of Spain Flu in Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono,
St.Louise, US, back in 1918. Epidemiologist at University of
Indonesia

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