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his morning, I received one of those sad news important to give the focus about. This situation
we became used to hear a lot recently. My remind me of what late Jakob Oetama often
Tfriend’s father, aged 82, breathed his last. My concerned of, “Trust is the thing that has been lost
friend, who was also tested positive for COVID-19 in our society today.” Well, it’s the overly worship or
along with her husband, was actually relieved, after hatred due to electoral politics in the last few years
her deceased father was rejected by all referral that greatly reduced our sense of nationality.
hospitals in Depok, West Java, because they had
run out of beds to treat COVID-19 patients. She Solus aegroti suprema lex est. In an afternoon of
expressed her gratitute in her Facebook status, October 2017, I was stunned to see a curved writing
saying she was thankful her father received a very seen nearby the gate of Darmo Hospital, Surabaya.
well treatment at Pasar Minggu Hospital, South It means “The salvation of the people shall be the
Jakarta. supreme law.” Are we still walking together to save
human lives in this pandemic time?
My friend lives in an elite housing estate in Cinere.
She runs two salons, while her husband works in I found the answer a few days ago. Three
a private company. They probably have enough humanitarian agencies donated three mobile-labs
money to cover their father’s hospital fees, even in Tanah Abang, Koja, and Cawang. Indeed, we
for a private hospital. But today, the problem is not are witnessing series of concerning events during
merely about money, it’s the overwhelmed hospitals pandemic time. Corruption in social assistance,
in accepting COVID-19 patients that becomes an perhaps, is what made us most furious about.
urgent problem. However, there were still many people who care to
help. With these working laboratories, they do not
This is a glimpse of story of what has been let the provincial government to work alone in order
happening recently in our capital city. Governor to improve and speed up testings in Jakarta.
Anies Baswedan said around 30% of COVID-19
patients in Jakarta came from Bodetabek (Bogor, Without collaboration, it is impossible for us to face
Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi). Therefore, Jakarta this unusual time. No need to wait for Heroes Day
government has asked the central government on November 10th to thank the heroes, since we can
to step in, to coordinate the handling of patients address the honor to every private hospital owners
with two neighboring provinces: West Java and who are willing to set their hospitals a COVID-19
Banten. referral. Indeed, money is an essential thing in our
lives, but to save humans’ lives and to keep them
Unfortunately, the request has been twisted by healthy is surely a more essential thing. We may
the mass media and social media, saying Jakarta address our respect to them. Also to each of the
government has surrender. A television program city-owned hospitals (RSUDs) and their healthcare
that I watched last night even told a very twisted workers, from doctors to nurses, who have been
angle: The 2024 Election. The election party is still strugling in treating COVID-19 patients—even
three years away. Meanwhile, there are people who risking their own lives, for almost a year now.
sick and people in critical conditions that is more Ramdan Malik

2nd EDITION 2021
2nd EDITION 2021
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta
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