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No more PPKM, but govt urges public vigilance, sticking to health protocols
Although the PPKM has been revoked, the government is reminding the public to stay vigilant and to continue to follow the 3M health protocols of mask-wearing, handwashing and social distancing, and that the COVID-19 curbs could be reinstated if cases spiked again.
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A woman grimaces while receiving her second COVID-19 booster dose on Dec. 16, 2022 at city-owned Wangaya Regional General Hospital in Denpasar, Bali. The provincial administration’s second booster dose rollout for targeted recipients had reached 33,298 elderly people in Bali as of Dec. 15. (Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo)
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he government has reminded the public not to lower their guard against the coronavirus even though the COVID-19 curbs had been lifted, while instructing regional administrations to continue promoting vaccination as well as mask-wearing, though it is no longer mandatory.
A ministerial instruction on revoking the public activity restrictions (PPKM) that Home Minister Tito Karnavian signed on Saturday still contains provisions requiring regional administrations to take “proactive” and “persuasive” measures to prevent a surge in caseload as Indonesia inches toward transitioning to an endemic.
To this end, local administrations are instructed to advise, not mandate, the public to keep wearing masks, particularly on public transportation, in crowds and when ill, as well as regularly wash their hands and continue to use the PeduliLindungi tracing app. They must also encourage people to get vaccinated, either with the primary series (doses one and two) or a booster dose (dose three), and to get tested if they show symptoms.
The ministerial instruction also stipulates that the COVID-19 task force is being maintained at both the national and regional levels to continue monitoring the COVID-19 situation on the ground.
While the PPKM has been fully lifted, National COVID-19 Task Force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito told The Jakarta Post that other health restrictions, including for domestic and international travel, were still “in effect”.
According to a task force circular issued in September, international travelers 18 years and above must have completed their two-dose primary vaccination series at least two weeks before arriving in Indonesia. If their body temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees Celsius on arrival, they will be required to take a PCR test.
Meanwhile, the primary series plus one booster dose are required for domestic travel.
