With the end of coronavirus not yet in sight, the Jakartans still have to remain vigilant. The Government of Jakarta has extended the state of emergency for two weeks until 19 April 2020. This means, the instruction to stay at home remains with the exception of essential activities such as grocery shopping and medical needs. This measure needs to be taken to flattening the curve of COVID-19 transmission, which will allow some breathing rooms for health workers and hospital resources.

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Preventing COVID-19 Transmission with JakLapor

Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakarta, has urged the people of Jakarta to stay at home; this includes working from home. Smartcitizen, if you’re an employee who still has to come for work at your office, you can make use of Jakarta Kini (JAKI) application to help with your situation. With a feature like JakLapor, you can make a report of workplaces that are still not implementing a Work from Home (WFH) policy. Here’s how to do it.

Take photo of your workplace

Choose ‘Hubungan Pekerja-Pengusaha’ (Employee-Employer Relation) as the category

Fill description with name, address, email, and social media of your company

If you think you have filled all the necessary information, you can submit the report.

This report will be followed up by the Manpower and Transmigration Department of Jakarta by giving a letter of reprimand to companies that have not implemented a work from home policy. In addition to the closing of non-essential offices, the government is also temporarily shutting down events that could attract a large number of people.

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So, if you still see people gathering in public places (e.g. pop-up market) without any attempt to do physical distancing, you could also make a report through JAKI.

Take a photo of people gathering without any physical distancing

In this case, you can pick ‘Gangguan Ketenteraman dan Ketertiban’ (Disturbance of Peace) as the category

After writing a short description, you also have to include a complete address of the place where the gathering happens.

When everything is filled, you can submit the report.

After the report is received, Jakarta’s Rapid Response System (CRM) will begin the process of coordination with local officials to dissolve the gathering. In addition to that, the officials will also provide educational information about the importance of physical distancing and staying at home during COVID-19 pandemic.

Latest COVID-19 Data and Information on JakWarta

JAKI also has other features that are not just for reporting. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, JAKI can also provide you with the latest data and information on coronavirus cases in Jakarta. From the homepage, you will find a banner of ‘Jakarta Tanggap COVID-19’ that will take you to the official information portal at corona.jakarta.go.id.

The JakWarta feature on JAKI will also make regular updates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jakarta, from cumulative positive cases, patient in treatment, patient in self-isolation, recovered patients, and the deaths. You also don’t need to be worried about missing the latest information because JAKI will activate a push notification function on your phone. Also, JakWarta will feature the latest articles or news about the development of COVID-19, in cooperation with beritajakarta.id.

Stay at Home, Check Food Prices with JakPangan

In supporting government instruction to stay at home, PD Pasar Jaya has officially opened an online service so people could make an order from their home. This way, people don’t have to come to the market in person. Instead, they can connect with each seller with a phone. As for shipping, PD Pasar Jaya has also cooperated with online motorcycle taxi services.

Before placing an order, you can check all the prices of food commodities in advance with the JakPangan feature on JAKI. If you have any questions, there is a contact number of each market for you to call.

As you can see, JAKI is very useful in current conditions and situations. So, what are you waiting for? Explore and take advantage of all the features in JAKI so you can always be alert and vigilant in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. #StaySafe and #StayAtHome