| Gugus Tugas Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19 | |
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| Formed | 13 March 2020 (5 years ago) (2020-03-13) |
| Dissolved | 20 July 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-07-20) |
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| Jurisdiction |  Indonesia |
| Headquarters | Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management headquarters,Jakarta,Indonesia 6°11′34″S106°52′07″E / 6.1928°S 106.8686°E /-6.1928; 106.8686 |
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| Website | covid19 |
COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force (Indonesian:Gugus Tugas Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19) was atask force that coordinated and oversaw theIndonesian government's efforts to accelerate the mitigation of theCOVID-19 pandemic. It was established on 13 March 2020, coordinated by theIndonesian National Board for Disaster Management and involving theMinistry of Health,Indonesian National Police, andIndonesian Armed Forces.[2] The task force executive board was led byIndonesian National Board for Disaster Management headDoni Monardo, with Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural AffairsMuhadjir Effendy as the head of the advisory board.[3]
The task force was dissolved on 20 July 2020 according toPerpres Nomor 82 Tahun 2020 (Presidential Regulation No. 82 of 2020).[4] Its duties were moved to the COVID-19 handling task unit in theNational COVID-19 Handling and Economic Recovery Committee [id].[1]
A man from theNetherlands may have been the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Indonesia when he fell ill there in January. He was treated in three hospitals while he was ill in East Java in January 2020.[6][7] Indonesia banned all flights from and tomainland China starting on 5 February. The government also stopped givingfree visas and visas on arrival for Chinese nationals. Those who lived or had stayed in mainland China in the previous 14 days were barred from entering or transiting through Indonesia. Indonesians were discouraged from travelling to China.[8]
TheMinistry of Health ordered the installation of thermal scanners for at least 135 airport gates and port docks,[9][10] and announced that provisioning over 100 hospitals with isolation rooms (to WHO-recommended standards) would begin.[11] On 2 March 2020, PresidentJoko Widodo confirmed the first two cases ofCOVID-19 in the country in a televised statement.[12] According to the Minister of HealthTerawan Agus Putranto, the patients contracted the virus from an infected Japanese person inDepok who later tested positive inMalaysia. Both Indonesian patients were subsequently hospitalized at Sulianti Saroso Infection Center Hospital,North Jakarta. Starting on 4 March,Jakarta MRT also began scanning the temperature of passengers entering the stations and denying access to those with symptoms of high fever.[13]
Starting on 8 March, travel restrictions expanded to includeDaejeon andGyeongsangbuk-do inSouth Korea,Lombardy,Veneto andEmilia-Romagna regions ofItaly, andTehran andQom inIran. Visitors with travel history within those countries but outside of the aforementioned regions had to provide a valid health certificate during check-in for all transportation into Indonesia.[14] Despite the restriction on travellers fromSouth Korea, Indonesia still allowed flights from South Korea.[15]
The first confirmed death from coronavirus in the country occurred on 11 March 2020.[16] However, aTelkom employee who had died on 3 March tested positive for COVID-19 on 14 March; he had infected his wife and child.[17][18]
On 13 March, the government designated 132 treatment facilities across Indonesia.[19]
| Task Force Member | Role | Notes | |
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 | Doni Monardo | Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management Head Chair of Task Force | Appointed 13 March 2020 |
| Oscar Primadi | Ministry of Health Secretary General Deputy Chair of Task Force | Added 20 March 2020 | |
| Susyanto | Ministry of State Owned Enterprises Secretary General Deputy Chair of Task Force | Added 20 March 2020 | |
| Achmad Djamaludin | National Resilience Council Secretary General Deputy Chair of Task Force | Added 20 March 2020 | |
| Arios Tiopan Aritonang | Indonesian Armed Forces Operational Assistant Chief Deputy Chair of Task Force | Appointed 13 March 2020 | |
| Herry Rudolf Nahak | Indonesian National Police Operational Assistant Chief Deputy Chair of Task Force | Appointed 13 March 2020 | |
| Task Force Member | Role | Notes | |
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 | Muhadjir Effendy | Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Head of Task Force Advisory Board | Appointed 13 March 2020 |
 | Mahfud MD | Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Deputy Head of Task Force Advisory Board | Appointed 13 March 2020 |
 | Terawan Putranto | Minister of Health Deputy Head of Task Force Advisory Board | Appointed 13 March 2020 |
 | Sri Mulyani | Minister of Finance Secretary of Task Force Advisory Board | Appointed 13 March 2020 |
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