Kapanlagi.com - On March 18, 2020, Achmad Yurianto, explained the reasons why Indonesia does not implement lockdown like other countries through Deddy Corbuzier's podcast Deddy Corbuzier. According to the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) at the Ministry of Health, the lockdown method is not the right solution to suppress the spread of the corona virus in Indonesia.
According to Achmad Yurianto, there are several main reasons why Indonesia does not implement the lockdown method amid this corona virus outbreak, namely geographical, readiness, and potential impacts. Due to these reasons, the government feels that this method is not effective to be implemented.
"We are not talking about how to lockdown in the current situation. Because frankly, first, it is not easy to lockdown any area in Indonesia. This is an archipelago country. And secondly, can we be sure that the locked-down areas can be self-sufficient? Could this actually make the problem more complicated? Will it really be believed that it can stop the transmission with a lockdown?" Achmad Yurianto said in a video podcast uploaded on Deddy Corbuzier's Youtube channel.
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1. Disparities in Indonesia
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In response to the many requests for a lockdown, Achmad Yurianto explained that this is not a trend that should be followed, but rather a matter of management. Each country has different situations and conditions, so methods that are successful in one country may not necessarily be suitable for another country.
"Lockdown is not the best option to choose. Therefore, it is difficult for us to say, 'we should lockdown like others'. This is a management issue, it cannot become a trend. The trend there might be different from the trend here. Our conditions might not be the same. The disparities are different," said Achmad Yurianto.
2. The Right Method
Considering the conditions in Indonesia, Achmad Yurianto agrees with the decision made by the president to limit gatherings with many people rather than implementing a lockdown. However, Achmad Yurianto emphasizes that this policy does not mean reducing productivity, let alone taking a break.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.