COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force

COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force
Gugus Tugas Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19
Agency overview
Formed13 March 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-03-13)
Dissolved20 July 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-07-20)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Indonesia
HeadquartersIndonesian National Board for Disaster Management headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia
6°11′34″S 106°52′07″E / 6.1928°S 106.8686°E / -6.1928; 106.8686
Agency executive
Websitecovid19.go.id

COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force (Indonesian: Gugus Tugas Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19) was a task force that coordinates and oversees the Indonesian government's efforts to accelerate the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was established on 13 March 2020, coordinated by Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management, involves Ministry of Health, Indonesian National Police, and Indonesian Armed Forces.[2] The task force executive board was led by Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management head Doni Monardo, with Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy as the head of advisory board.[3]

The task force was dissolved on 20 July 2020 according to Perpres Nomor 82 Tahun 2020 (Presidential Regulation No. 82 of 2020).[4] The duties of this task force is then moved to the COVID-19 handling task unit in the National COVID-19 Handling and Economic Recovery Committee [id].[1]

  1. ^ a b "Jokowi Bubarkan Gugus Tugas Penanganan COVID-19". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Indonesia scrambles to contain coronavirus as most hospitals not ready". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Jokowi Tunjuk Doni Monardo Jadi Panglima Pemberantas Corona". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ Kabinet, Sekretariat (20 July 2020). Perpres Nomor 82 Tahun 2020 tentang Komite Penanganan Corona Virus Disease 2019 dan Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional (PDF). Jakarta: Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.