Dialogue with Regency/City Governments of Southeast Sulawesi Province (Through Video Conference) at Inspection of Mass COVID-19 Vaccination, 30 June 2021, at the Southeast Sulawesi Governor’s Office, Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi Province

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
First, I’m asking Kendari City. How many people are about to get vaccinated today?

Representative of Kendari City Government
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumsalam.

Representative of Kendari City Government
We, from Kendari City Government, are going to vaccinate 3,000 people, Mr. President.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Three thousand.. what time does it start?

Representative of Kendari City Government
From 7.30 a.m.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
At 7.30 a.m… What time will it finish?

Representative of Kendari City Government
Probably until the evening, Sir.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Until the evening?

Representative of Kendari City Government
Yes, if it has not reached 3,000 people, we will continue it tomorrow morning.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Yes, please continue.

Representative of Kendari City Government
Thank you, Sir, for your working visit to Kendari City. The people in Kendari City are very happy, Sir.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Keep up your spirit.

Representative of Kendari City Government
Yes, Sir. Please pray for a speedy recovery for our Mayor.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
I will. Get well soon, Mr. Mayor.

Representative of Kendari City Government
And for the people as well, Sir.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Yes, sure.

Another Representative of Kendari City Government
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabaraktuh.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumsalam.

Another Representative of Kendari City Government
(inaudible)….. Hospitals and Kendari City Government are also conducting free mass vaccination… (inaudible)

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Yes. Hopefully everyone can stay healthy after getting vaccinated. But stay vigilant and wear face masks everywhere. Thank you. How about Konawe and South Konawe City?

Representative of Konawe Regency Government
Welcome, Mr. President. I would like to report on the vaccination roll out which started at 9 a.m. So far we have vaccinated around 200 people.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Two hundred.

Representative of Konawe Regency Government
Our target today is to vaccinate 500 people. Moreover, in three regencies we are vaccinating 150 people each, so the total is 450 people. So today we are vaccinating nearly 1,000 people in total. Of 43,000 people in our target, to date, the vaccination rate has reached 47 percent or 20,000 people.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
47 percent? That’s a lot.

Representative of Konawe Regency Government
Yes, 47 percent from our target of 43,000 people.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
That’s good. Do continue the effort to immediately reach herd immunity. Thank you.

Representative of Konawe Regency Government
Thanks to the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) for supporting us.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Cooperation with regional police and regional military command is pivotal. Thank you.

Representative of Konawe Regency Government
Thank you, Sir.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
How about Baubau City?

Representative of Baubau City Government
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumsalam.

Representative of Baubau City Government
Today we are going to vaccinate 3,000 people

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Three thousand.

Representative of Baubau City Government
To date, 1,200 people have been vaccinated and we will continue this until the evening.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
That’s good. We need to pursue target of one million inoculations per day in July and later in August to two million inoculations per day. So all regencies must give support by vaccinating as many people as possible so that we can exceed the target. Thank you. How about Bombana Regency?

Representative of Bombana Regency Government
Thank you Mr. President. We would like to report that today we are going to vaccinate 1,000 people and so far around 500 people have been vaccinated.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Five hundred.

Representative of Bombana Regency Government
Our target is to … (inaudible)

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Hmm…

Representative of Bombana Regency Government
Our vaccination drive is sustained by the TNI and Polri.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Oke, thank you. That’s good.
How about South Konawe?

Representative of South Konawe Regency Government
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumsalam.

Representative of South Konawe Regency Government
Mr. President, we have started the vaccination drive on 8 a.m. Until 11.45 a.m., we have vaccinated 768 people.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
768 people out of many in total?

Representative of South Konawe Regency Government
Today a total of 25 public health centers in South Konawe regency are rolling out vaccination drive. Here in this tribune there are three health community centers joined, namely Ranomeeto, West Ranomeeto and Konda district. So far it runs well.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
How many people get inoculated in South Konawe in total?

Representative of South Konawe Regency Government
Today 2,500 people in total, Sir.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Two thousand five hundred. That’s a lot. Thank you.

Representative of South Konawe Regency Government
We are supported by the Task Force, the TNI, and the police in carrying out the vaccination drive.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Yes, the coordination between the regional police and regional military command needs to be maintained.
Thank you everyone. Please resume the activity. I hope every region can meet the target.
Thank you.
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. (EST/MUR)