Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
President Jokowi warn of pandemic covid what is currently engulfing Indonesia and the world can happen in a longer time than many people have anticipated. The warning delivered in the Video Briefing to All Regional Heads throughout Indonesia on Monday (19/7) he gave by referring to the statement WHO.
“After the first variant, then came the delta variant, 3 days ago WHO warned that there would be new variants again so that the pandemic could take longer than we expected,” he said in the video.
On that basis, in order to survive, the government and Indonesia need a long breath. Therefore, so that the breath can continue to be long, he asked regional heads, both governors, mayors, regents, assisted by the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkompinda) to work hand in hand and focus on dealing with Covid and the socio-economic problems it causes.
In order for this cooperation to be created, Jokowi asked regional heads and relevant stakeholders to improve management and organization. He also asked the local government and its staff to turn on all the machines and organizations they have to tackle the problem.
“That is key,” he said.
In addition, so that cooperation can be created, Jokowi also asked regional heads to strengthen their respective leadership. He asked regional heads to know the field so they can move quickly and be responsive in dealing with COVID.
“This leadership must be strong at every level of government from the village, sub-district to the province,” he said.
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