2) 83 COVID-19 cases detected at XX Papua PON
3) A tale of Jokowi's impromptu actions in Papua not caught on camera
4) On a quest to em'power' Papua
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1) COVID-19 vaccination rate in Papua lowest in the country
News Desk October 11, 2021 3:29 pm
Medical doctor Since Rumere undergoes an examination before receiving Covid-19 vaccine in March 2021 in Karubaga Regional Hospital in Tolikara Regency, Papua. Courtesy of Tolikara administration.
Jakarta, Jubi – Nine months since the Indonesian government ran the COVID-19 vaccination program, the vaccination rate in Papua Province is lowest, a recent national count says.
According to data from the official website of the Health Ministry, as many as 22.98 percent of the targeted people in Papua have received the first dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine as of October 7, 2021. While only 15.24 percent have completed the second dose.
The government has targeted vaccination of 208,265,720 people across the country comprising health workers, the elderly, public officials, vulnerable communities, and the general public, as well as children ages 12-17 years old.
Of the said target, 96,882,855 people have received the first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine, or 46.52 percent of the total target, and only 13.14 percent, or 55.162.842 people, have been fully vaccinated.
Data shows that vaccination rates across the country are not evenly distributed. Some provinces show lower rates than others and are far from the target.
The Ministry’s spokesperson of Vaccination, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, claimed there were two reasons behind the gap in vaccination coverage.
“First, the Health Ministry has prioritized certain areas to be given vaccination because they have a large population and a high number of COVID-19 cases in the area,” said Tarmizi on October 8, as quoted by CNN Indonesia.
As for the second reason, Tarmizi said it was because the local government did not optimize the vaccination program in their respective regions.
Editor : Edi Faisol
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2) 83 COVID-19 cases detected at XX Papua PON
7 hours ago
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Eighty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported during the XX National Sports Week (PON) being held in Papua as of Monday afternoon, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has informed.
"The 83 cases are concentrated among the participants competing in several sports -- comprising judo, archery, roller skating, cricket, and motocross -- as well as originating from a number of provinces -- for instance, Jakarta, East Java, Central Java, and Bali," he said at an online press conference on community activity restrictions (PPKM), accessed here on Monday.
According to the ministry's observation, virus transmission occurred in the lodging as each room was occupied by four people and the PON participants often ate together, the minister informed.
"It will be our evaluation to improve the implementation of health protocols in future events," he said.
The implementation of the health protocols can still be improved by giving greater authority to the regional COVID-19 handling task forces, he added.
Furthermore, he said that his ministry had noticed that seven infected athletes had returned to their provinces before the end of their five-day quarantine period.
One athlete returned to Tarakan City, North Kalimantan Province, two returned to Jambi Province, three to Sidoarjo District, East Java Province, and one to the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, he noted.
"The President (Joko Widodo) has urged the athletes to be quarantined at their hometowns," Sadikin said.
Several standards have been set regarding the implementation of health protocols at the XX PON, including giving adequate authority to the task forces and maintaining distancing among participants at the inns both while resting and eating, the minister said.
Other standards include conducting routine COVID-19 PCR tests to identify infected participants faster and keeping isolation centers ready to quarantine patients immediately, he added.
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"The 83 cases are concentrated among the participants competing in several sports -- comprising judo, archery, roller skating, cricket, and motocross -- as well as originating from a number of provinces -- for instance, Jakarta, East Java, Central Java, and Bali," he said at an online press conference on community activity restrictions (PPKM), accessed here on Monday.
According to the ministry's observation, virus transmission occurred in the lodging as each room was occupied by four people and the PON participants often ate together, the minister informed.
"It will be our evaluation to improve the implementation of health protocols in future events," he said.
The implementation of the health protocols can still be improved by giving greater authority to the regional COVID-19 handling task forces, he added.
Furthermore, he said that his ministry had noticed that seven infected athletes had returned to their provinces before the end of their five-day quarantine period.
One athlete returned to Tarakan City, North Kalimantan Province, two returned to Jambi Province, three to Sidoarjo District, East Java Province, and one to the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, he noted.
"The President (Joko Widodo) has urged the athletes to be quarantined at their hometowns," Sadikin said.
Several standards have been set regarding the implementation of health protocols at the XX PON, including giving adequate authority to the task forces and maintaining distancing among participants at the inns both while resting and eating, the minister said.
Other standards include conducting routine COVID-19 PCR tests to identify infected participants faster and keeping isolation centers ready to quarantine patients immediately, he added.
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4) On a quest to em'power' Papua
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Salmon Kareth, the 49-year-old manager of state electricity company PLN's Jayapura Customer Service Unit (UP3), believes that electricity has brought change to Papua, the land where the Cenderawasih (bird-of-paradise) roams free.
Kareth, a Papuan native, has been working at the state electricity company since 2001 after clearing the PLN employee admission.
He is one of many people behind PLN's success in providing uninterrupted electricity at the Papua PON, which opened on October 2, 2021 and will close on October 15.
His job is to make sure the electricity supply runs without disruptions during PON Papua sports events in Jayapura.
Born on September 12, 1972 in Karetubun, Kareth has been in love with the world of electricity for a long time, not just because he works for the company.
He traces this affinity back to his childhood which was often spent without electricity and in enduring blackouts. The poor access to electricity led to Kareth becoming more interested in the subject.
"Back when I was a kid, only the big cities in Papua had electricity, but my village had none," he recalled. Kareth grew up in Kampung Yukase in Sorong, West Papua.
He said he only saw lights whenever he visited the city. In the city, the lights shone brightly, he said. Meanwhile, at his childhood home, Kareth had an oil lamp as his constant companion while doing homework, writing, or reading.
Thus, Kareth said, he became engrossed with electrical circuits after entering junior high school. He said he was keen on other science subjects, like biology, too.
This fondness for science led to him facing a tough choice: should he attend high school, then major in Science, and pursue biology or attend a technical school (STM) and major in electricity?
He eventually decided on joining an STM in Sorong city, which offered an electricity major.
Then, he got two offers from two STMs in Papua. However, it was just the beginning of his quest.
Slowly but surely, electricity became Kareth's way of life. He decide to not just study, but work in the field.
In 1993, he continued his studies in electrical engineering at Adhi Tama Institute of Technology Surabaya (ITATS).
His alma mater became proof of his love for the world of electrical science.
Meant to be an electrician
Kareth did not originally choose Surabaya as his place of study.
His reason was it was very difficult to find a science major in Papua colleges. The universities in the eastern tip of Indonesia were dominated by social science majors.
"I thought if I went to high school and focused on Biology, I would have become a doctor, but it turned out that I am an electrician," Kareth said, who is the third of five siblings.
After completing college, he returned to Papua and became a lecturer at the Jayapura Institute of Science and Technology (ISTJ), which has now changed its name to Jayapura University of Science and Technology (USTJ).
Kareth's passion to serve the world of electricity grew over time. This aspiration was what led to him deciding to join PLN and emboldening himself to go through the employee selection process.
His first posting was in Papua region's Jayapura branch. He said his job has taken him wherever he liked, such as Makassar in South Sulawesi, before finally bringing him back to Papua.
While serving as a UP3 manager for PLN Biak in 2016, Kareth made a breakthrough: he established access to electricity for the inland regions of Papua, including his own village.
"I was being thankful and wanted to give back to the village because I have worked in the electricity (company), so the village itself should not be forgotten," he expounded.
He did not deny that the effort to provide electricity to all parts of Papua was challenging.
Troubling geographical conditions have forced PLN officers to mobilize by sea, river, and land, he said. It is even more arduous when they must open new paths to reach some areas, he added.
"But we will keep working on bringing electricity there; it is a work in progress," Kareth affirmed.
He said the presence of electricity can bring changes to many things.
For example, people used to doubt that PON can be held in Papua, but PLN UP3 Jayapura, which was trusted by the central and regional PLN, broke the pessimism through its success in presenting a magnificent and comfortable PON, he elaborated.
Kareth said he hopes Papua will be more advanced and prosperous over time.
According to him, massive support for the development of electricity infrastructure can increase Papua's competitiveness and make it equivalent to major cities outside Bumi Cenderawasih.
Meanwhile, PT PLN has deployed a total of 564 officers to secure electricity supply during the 2021 National Games (PON) in Papua Province.
The officers commenced their tasks for the September 19-October 17, 2021 period, PLN's general manager of the Papua and West Papua regional main unit, Abdul Farid, stated earlier.
He also said that PLN has provided related equipment in supporting and securing electricity for the implementation of PON.
The equipment comprises mobile substation units (UGB), mobile cable units (UKB), mobile cable and cubicle units (UKKB), mobile UPS, and mobile generators, he added.
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Kareth, a Papuan native, has been working at the state electricity company since 2001 after clearing the PLN employee admission.
He is one of many people behind PLN's success in providing uninterrupted electricity at the Papua PON, which opened on October 2, 2021 and will close on October 15.
His job is to make sure the electricity supply runs without disruptions during PON Papua sports events in Jayapura.
Born on September 12, 1972 in Karetubun, Kareth has been in love with the world of electricity for a long time, not just because he works for the company.
He traces this affinity back to his childhood which was often spent without electricity and in enduring blackouts. The poor access to electricity led to Kareth becoming more interested in the subject.
"Back when I was a kid, only the big cities in Papua had electricity, but my village had none," he recalled. Kareth grew up in Kampung Yukase in Sorong, West Papua.
He said he only saw lights whenever he visited the city. In the city, the lights shone brightly, he said. Meanwhile, at his childhood home, Kareth had an oil lamp as his constant companion while doing homework, writing, or reading.
Thus, Kareth said, he became engrossed with electrical circuits after entering junior high school. He said he was keen on other science subjects, like biology, too.
This fondness for science led to him facing a tough choice: should he attend high school, then major in Science, and pursue biology or attend a technical school (STM) and major in electricity?
He eventually decided on joining an STM in Sorong city, which offered an electricity major.
Then, he got two offers from two STMs in Papua. However, it was just the beginning of his quest.
Slowly but surely, electricity became Kareth's way of life. He decide to not just study, but work in the field.
In 1993, he continued his studies in electrical engineering at Adhi Tama Institute of Technology Surabaya (ITATS).
His alma mater became proof of his love for the world of electrical science.
Meant to be an electrician
Kareth did not originally choose Surabaya as his place of study.
His reason was it was very difficult to find a science major in Papua colleges. The universities in the eastern tip of Indonesia were dominated by social science majors.
"I thought if I went to high school and focused on Biology, I would have become a doctor, but it turned out that I am an electrician," Kareth said, who is the third of five siblings.
After completing college, he returned to Papua and became a lecturer at the Jayapura Institute of Science and Technology (ISTJ), which has now changed its name to Jayapura University of Science and Technology (USTJ).
Kareth's passion to serve the world of electricity grew over time. This aspiration was what led to him deciding to join PLN and emboldening himself to go through the employee selection process.
His first posting was in Papua region's Jayapura branch. He said his job has taken him wherever he liked, such as Makassar in South Sulawesi, before finally bringing him back to Papua.
While serving as a UP3 manager for PLN Biak in 2016, Kareth made a breakthrough: he established access to electricity for the inland regions of Papua, including his own village.
"I was being thankful and wanted to give back to the village because I have worked in the electricity (company), so the village itself should not be forgotten," he expounded.
He did not deny that the effort to provide electricity to all parts of Papua was challenging.
Troubling geographical conditions have forced PLN officers to mobilize by sea, river, and land, he said. It is even more arduous when they must open new paths to reach some areas, he added.
"But we will keep working on bringing electricity there; it is a work in progress," Kareth affirmed.
He said the presence of electricity can bring changes to many things.
For example, people used to doubt that PON can be held in Papua, but PLN UP3 Jayapura, which was trusted by the central and regional PLN, broke the pessimism through its success in presenting a magnificent and comfortable PON, he elaborated.
Kareth said he hopes Papua will be more advanced and prosperous over time.
According to him, massive support for the development of electricity infrastructure can increase Papua's competitiveness and make it equivalent to major cities outside Bumi Cenderawasih.
Meanwhile, PT PLN has deployed a total of 564 officers to secure electricity supply during the 2021 National Games (PON) in Papua Province.
The officers commenced their tasks for the September 19-October 17, 2021 period, PLN's general manager of the Papua and West Papua regional main unit, Abdul Farid, stated earlier.
He also said that PLN has provided related equipment in supporting and securing electricity for the implementation of PON.
The equipment comprises mobile substation units (UGB), mobile cable units (UKB), mobile cable and cubicle units (UKKB), mobile UPS, and mobile generators, he added.
Related news: Residents enthusiastically await fireworks show at PON opening
Related news: Fireworks wrap up XX Papua PON opening ceremony
Related news: PON: PLN using SCADA tech to ensure uninterrupted power supply
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