Jakarta's Corona Reproduction Number Rises During Transitional PSBB Period
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The reproduction number (Rt) for corona in DKI Jakarta has shown an increasing trend since the easing of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) that began on June 5th. Based on Bonza data from Monday, July 13th, the average Rt from the beginning to mid-July was still at 1.27. This indicates that each case can infect more than one other person.
The DKI Jakarta government decided to extend the transitional PSBB period for another two weeks, from July 17th to 30th, 2020. The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, also acknowledged that the capital's positivity rate reached 5.9% in the sixth week of the Transitional PSBB. This figure is higher than the 5% safe limit set by the World Health Organization.
The Rt metric uses 1 as a benchmark. If the Rt is above 1.0, then each infection can transmit to more than one other infection. If Rt is at 2.0, then one patient can infect two other patients. Conversely, if Rt is below 1.0, the potential for transmission is considered small, and the potential for the virus not to spread is greater.
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