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dominated by family clusters which reported higher if the post-holidays family clusters begin
to be still increasing in the last few weeks. The to trigger new residential or office clusters. He
patients admitted they have travel history believed health protocols campaign should be
during year-end holidays. tightened as the 3W campaign was no longer
relevant. “It should be wash hands, wear mask,
Until January 31st 2021, the agency reported watch our distance, avoid crowd and reduce
at least 612 family clusters with 1,643 postive mobilities. Those protocols should be written
cases has been recorded. The number was and placed in every entrance doors at malls,
recorded during the third week of January until offices and public places,” said Tri Yunis.
31st. Most of the patients have travel history to Without the residents’ cooperation in complying
West Java (Bandung, Puncak, Bogor), Central health protocols, the city government’s top
and East Java, also Yogyakarta. strategy in handling COVID-19 by doing testing,
tracing and isolating will not be optimal. They
An epidemiologist at University of Indonesia also need to urge intervention of the task forces
Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono told JaKita the high at RT and RW units in order to prevent more
mobilities of residents during long holidays family clusters.
were most potential to create crowds which
exacerbated the surge in COVID-19 cases. The Meanwhile, head of Jakarta Public Order Agency,
crowds were especially seen in recreational Arifin said level of compliance in residential
places, malls, restaurants and other public places were actually low, that makes his side
places. “Usually, the peak would occur two to optimize the roles of COVID-19 task forces
weeks after the holiday time,” he said. designated at several areas, start from sub-
district level to RT and RW level.
He predicted the surge in cases will get mus/yen/sam
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