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President Joko Widodo dismissed the task force

    President Jokowi dismissed the task force for the acceleration of handling Covid-19. This dissolution is contained in Presidential Regulation No. 82 of 2020 concerning the Covid-19 Handling Committee and National Economic Recovery. Article 20 of the Presidential Decree states that it revokes Presidential Decree Number 7 of 2020 as amended in Presidential Decree Number 9 of 2020 concerning the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling Covid-19.

President Donny Gahral's Office of Staff Expert explained the dissolution of the COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force and now appears the COVID-19 Handling Task Force as stipulated in the Presidential Regulation on the 2019 Corona Virus Disease Handling Committee and the National Economic Recovery.

The liquidation is valid as of July 20, 2020 or since Presidenial Decree. 82 of 2020 promulgated or signed Jokowi. The task force was disbanded and replaced by a task force that only prioritized handling in the health sector. Previously, the task force had task 2, namely handling Covid-19 and mitigating the economic impact caused by Covid-19. 

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force continues to be led by Lieutenant General Doni Monardo, Head of BNPB. According to Donny, the Corona Handling Task Force is now focused only on the health sector. 

"Now it is divided, led by Mr. Doni Monardo specifically for health, now led by Mr. Budi Sadikin is specifically for ... so the work is divided, under the coordination of the Acceleration Committee, Airlangga and assisted by his Chief Executive Mr. Erick Thohir," said Donny .