As an effort to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Virus in Indonesia, the Minister of Education and Culture and the Director General of Higher Education invited higher education leaders to discuss together in the video conference dialogue forum (Vicon) which was held on Thursday, 13 March 2020 at 15:30 - finished.
This Vicon involves several universities in Indonesia, including UPN Veteran Jakarta, University of Indonesia, Muhammadiyah University Jakarta, UPH, UKI, Gunadarma, Trisakti, Maranatha, UNTAR and several other universities. The purpose of this Vicon is to monitor the handling of the Covid-19 Virus in Indonesia and its prevention efforts. UPN Veteran Jakarta has also followed up to prevent the development and spread of the Corona virus, according to a circular from the Minister of Education of the Republic of Indonesia.
In this discussion, the Chancellor of UPNVJ conveyed several precautions that had been carried out by UPNVJ, one of which was providing soap (Hand Sanitizer) at every crowded point, "To avoid unwanted things regarding COVID-19 we have carried out and made an appeal to all UPNVJ academics among others Providing handwashing facilities using alcohol-based soap/ hand rub in every room/strategic location, monitoring so that cleaners clean places where hands are often touched such as tables in meeting rooms, doorknobs, elevator buttons, handrails/stair rails and others with a 0.1% chlorine solution disinfectant according to WHO standards at least once every 1 (one) hour, selectively and strictly monitoring the possibility of the spread of the corona virus (COVID-19) for activities that present speakers/consultants from abroad. he revealed.
In addition, the Chancellor also appealed to be more selective in carrying out activities that involve many people.