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Weekly Gallery: Ready or not, the ‘new normal’ has arrived

Fri, June 19, 2020   /   02:12 pm
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    An admissions officer at SMK Pembangunan Jaya-YAKAPI vocational school in Jakarta speaks to the parent of a prospective student on Thursday. The government plans to reopen schools at the start of the new academic year on July 13, after nearly four months since they were closed in early March as part of the COVID-19 social restrictions. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    A student poses with his graduation certificate while his teachers congratulate him on June 15, during a drive-thru moving up ceremony in South Tangerang, Banten. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    The director of a production crew gestures to student actors of SMA 8 senior high school during a livestreamed theatrical performance on Tuesday in Jakarta. Students from several state and private senior high schools have been taking a part in livestreamed performing arts production since Monday. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    Traders prepare to open a clothing kiosk on June 15 at Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta. Market operator PD Pasar Jaya has applied the odd-even operating policy, with tenants permitted to open for business odd- or even-numbered dates to correspond with their kiosk’s lot number. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A maintenance and cleaning staffer disinfects the chairs of a swing ride at Dunia Fantasi of Ancol Dreamland Park in North Jakarta. The recreation complex has implemented health protocols ahead of its scheduled reopening on June 20, in line with the Jakarta administration’s regulations for the "transition" phase of easing restrictions. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Students and activists of the Committee for the Release of Papuan Political Prisoners hold a rally on Monday at the Supreme Court in Central Jakarta. As part of Indonesia’s spin-off movement #PapuanLivesMatter, which was spurred by the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement around the world, the protesters demanded the release of the seven Papuan activists standing trial on treason charges at the Balikpapan District Court in East Kalimantan. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A face mask vendor arranges her display rack on Wednesday near the Bogor regency office in Pakansari, Bogor, West Java. The printed masks, which bear a variety of designs from soccer club logos to pictures of mustached mouths, and even the mouth of Stephen King’s Pennywise the Clown, cost from Rp 5,000 (35 US cents) to Rp 15,000 each. JP/P.J. Leo

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    Thousands of cyclists take up nearly three lanes of the capital city's thoroughfare on June 14, from Senayan in South Jakarta to Thamrin in Central Jakarta. The Jakarta administration plans to resume its Car Free Day on Sundays along .Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin on june 21, with activities restricted to cycling and outdoor exercises, and street vendors banned from operating. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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    A civil registration officer in full PPE takes an optical scan of a woman on Tuesday to gather biometric data for issuing an electronic identity card at the Population and Civil Registration office in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, Banten. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

Greater Jakarta is slowly adapting to the so-called new normal as the government gradually phases out restrictions in a variety of sectors.

Business activities and public services have resumed under strict health protocols. Meanwhile, schools have held drive-thru and virtual graduation ceremonies, and are now gearing up for the new academic year that starts on July 13.

The streets are again filled with joggers and cyclists, and a street rally was held to demand the release of seven Papuans on trial for their involvement in a series of antiracism protests last year.

Still, critics abound as the government insists on sticking to its “new normal” plan – despite the continuing rise in new cases and the highest COVID-19 tally in Southeast Asia with 42,762 cases on Thursday. [yps]