This lockdown policy is carried out to prevent the movement of livestock infected with this disease to other areas.
President Jokowi ordered the Minister of Agriculture to immediately lock down the area to prevent the transmission of foot and mouth disease in livestock.
This lockdown policy is carried out to prevent the movement of livestock infected with this disease to other areas.
“Be careful yesterday, we talked to the ministers about nail and mouth disease. I ask that the Minister of Agriculture immediately carry out a zoning lockdown, a lockdown in the region so that the transfer of livestock from one place to another or the movement of livestock from district to district, especially from province to province, can really be prevented," said Jokowi when giving directions at a Cabinet Meeting. Plenary session at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (9/5/2022).
In addition, Jokowi also asked the National Police Chief to also supervise in the field regarding the movement of livestock from areas where mouth and nail diseases have been detected. He also instructed that a task force be formed regarding the handling of oral and nail diseases in animals.
"Form a task force so that it is clear who will be in charge later," he added.
On the other hand, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin asked the public not to worry about the transmission of mouth and nail diseases to animals.
Transmission of this disease rarely occurs to humans, such as the SARS-Cov 2 virus that comes from bats to humans and swine flu and bird flu that can jump to humans.
The Minister of Health said that he had discussed with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Animal Health Agency regarding oral and nail diseases in these animals.
"Especially for the mouth and nails, this virus is only present in animals with claws, so it is very rare for it to jump to humans. So there is no need to worry about human health," said Budi during a press statement with the Ministers of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet at the Presidential Office. (setpres, antara)
