Jakarta to Continue Trial Face-to-Face Classes in Schools

He asserted that the school also used the Corona Likelihood Metric or CLM, a machine learning apps to test and screen for Covid-19. “Fortunately, none of our students are Covid-19 positive, as they did not have any direct physical contact with the first Covid-19 positive teacher,” Hardi noted.

Jakarta has carried out the second stage trial period for face-to-face classes in 226 schools which passed the Jakarta Education Services and Covid-19 Task Force’s assessment.

Since then three schools, the highly rated MH Thamrin State High School, the Jakarta Islamic Junior High School, and Kenari Elementary School halted their trial face-to-face classes.

The former stopped face-to-face classes after the authorities named nearby subdistricts as red zones,, while teachers in the latter two schools tested positive for Covid-19.

Jakarta has 19,244 Covid-19 cases, as coronavirus cases a surge there and the rest of Indonesia after the Eid al-Fitr or Idul Fitri holidays.

(Writers: Singgih Wiryono, Ihsanuddin | Editor : Irfan Maullana)

Sources: 

https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/06/15/19390741/kasus-covid-19-tinggi-wagub-dki-uji-coba-belajar-tatap-muka-tetap-jalan?page=all#page2. 

https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/06/15/15315561/dua-guru-dan-kepsek-sdn-kenari-08-positif-covid-19-ptm-dihentikan.