Weekly gallery: Gearing up for return to ‘normalcy’

Sat, June 6, 2020 / 09:17 am

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Fire and Rescue Agency personnel wear bright red hazmat suits as they disinfect Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, in preparation for gradually transitioning the capital out of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) over the month of June. JP/Donny Fernando
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A mockup grave marker advises visitors to follow the COVID-19 health protocols at Jombang public cemetery in South Tangerang, Banten. The cemetery’s workers installed the grave marker after seeing news reports on crowds at airports and shopping centers, despite the physical distancing policy still in force. JP/Seto Wardhana
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The temporarily closed Jakarta History Museum stands as a silent witness on Tuesday as a worker disinfects Fatahillah Square in the popular tourist area of Kota Tua, West Jakarta. The Jakarta administration has extended the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to the end of June, during which it plans to start phasing out the PSBB. JP/Seto Wardhana
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Minivans, bajaj (three-wheeled taxis) and motorcycles belonging to ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers stand idle in the transit-oriented development (TOD) of Tanah Abang Station in Central Jakarta. The Tanah Abang TOD is an integrated transit point, but has been conspicuously empty of train passengers during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital. JP/Seto Wardhana
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A shop owner serves customers on Monday at the entrance of his lighting and electrical store on Jl. Pamulang Raya in South Tangerang, Banten. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A member of the National Police Mobile Brigade’s chemical, biological and radioactive hazards unit disinfects Cileungsi Market on Monday in Bogor regency, West Java. The market has been closed since May 31, when several traders were found to have contracted COVID-19. JP/P.J.Leo
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Two women and a child ride a motor scooter loaded with packages of food aid they collected on Monday at the Kembang Kuning village administrative office in Bogor regency, West Java. The food aid is one of the social assistance programs of the West Java provincial administration that targets low-income families that have been financially impacted by the virus outbreak. JP/P.J. Leo
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A nurse takes the blood pressure of a woman on Wednesday at the Puskesmas Citeureup in Bogor regency, West Java. The community health center is maintaining strict health protocols for both inpatient and outpatient care as a safeguard against COVID-19 transmission. JP/P.J. Leo
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Receptionists wear face shields and masks on Wednesday during their shift at a shopping mall in West Jakarta, as a cleaning staffer in a face mask goes about his task. Several malls in the capital are gearing up to reopen on June 15, as announced by the Jakarta governor on Thursday. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Defendants wear face shields and masks as they sit in chairs configured to comply with physical distancing rules on Wednesday, during a hearing of the Asuransi Jiwasraya trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday extended the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to the end of June, during which the nation’s capital aims to gradually phase out the restrictions in several sectors.

Starting on Friday, the Jakarta administration has commenced the transition phase by allowing certain venues to reopen, including places of worship and outdoor sports facilities. These facilities must still comply with strict health protocols, such as limiting worshipers and visitors to 50 percent normal capacity and maintaining physical distance.

The governor announced that offices, museums and libraries would begin reopening next week, starting with retail centers on June 15. The phasing out of the PSBB is expected to end on June 21, when recreational facilities like zoos will reopen.

Here is a look at how several public facilities are gearing up for their reopening, from a mosque to a tourist spot. Meanwhile, workers at the Jombang public cemetery in South Tangerang, Banten, are cautiously welcoming the start of the “new normal” phase. (yps)