Voting Is Over, Mitigation Still Needed

The voting process of the 2020 regional elections is considered by many to have run quite smoothly and safely. However, mitigation of the possibility of an increase in COVID-19 cases must still be prepared.

KOMPAS/JUMARTO YULIANUS

Members of the polling station working committee (KPPS) in super hero costumes supervise voters who submit ballots at TPS 15 Kelayan Timur, South Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan, Wednesday (9/12/2020).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS -- The voting process of the 2020 regional elections that took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday (9/12/2020), ran relatively smoothly and safely. The results of monitoring by a number of institutions also show that a majority of voters and polling station working committee (KPPS) members complied with the COVID-19 preventive health protocols.

However, local administrations still need to prepare mitigation efforts to anticipate new COVID-19 cases arising after the voting.