Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, has said that his government still has to vaccinate 2.7 million residents against COVID-19 despite reaching the target set by the central government.

“This is because half of the people who were vaccinated in Jakarta are non-Jakarta residents,” Baswedan explained while reviewing a vaccination program at Vihara Dharma Jaya Toasebio, Jakarta on Saturday.

This is because Jakarta authorities are not differentiating residents based on the home address cited in the Citizens Identity Card (KTP), he elaborated.

The vaccination centers are only checking whether or not an individual can be vaccinated, he added.

“(We are) not differentiating based on residency, since all of us are human beings and vaccination is a humanitarian activity,” Baswedan remarked. During Saturday’s vaccination program, Baswedan expressed his gratitude toward Vihara Dharma Jaya Toasebio for acting as a vaccination facilitator.

“We hope that through this vaccination, there will be more people who would want to come and participate in the vaccination program,” Baswedan said.

“We are grateful for Buddhist followers who have spent their time in order to be vaccinated, especially for the workers who took their time for this humanitarian activity,” he added.

Around 9.821.061 people, both Jakarta and non-Jakarta residents, have been vaccinated in the capital as of September 3, 2021, as per official records.

Meanwhile, 5,712,452, or 63.89 percent Jakarta residents have been vaccinated as of September 3, 2021.

There are still around 3,228,759 people, or 36.11 percent of residents, who have not been vaccinated, the data shows.

The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was officially confirmed on March 2, 2020.

Source: Antara News