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Some members of the Surabaya City Legislative Council (DPRD), emphasized forming a special committee to monitor handling of COVID-19 cases, following a spike in those exposed to the virus in the East Java provincial capital.

As quoted by Antara, Deputy Chairman of the Surabaya City Legislative Council A. Hermas Thony stated on Friday, that the city administration was less transparent in handling the COVID-19 outbreak.

He explained when the legislative council sought data from the Surabaya city administration, they never responded to the request properly.

The commissions in the legislative council, have summoned the city administration, but they never sent a report.

The proposal for setting up the special committee is part of the council’s efforts, to protect the public from the coronavirus crisis, he noted, adding that the special committee can cooperate with the Surabaya City Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling//Ant