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Jakarta limits mall operating hours, public transportation as PSBB return
Jakarta malls will only open until 7 p.m., while public transportation serves passengers until 10 p.m. at the latest.
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A pedestrian walks past a restaurant on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta on Friday. The government has ordered regional administrations across Java and Bali to reimpose full large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) from Jan. 11 to 25 to curb the transmission of COVID-19 on the country's most populous islands. (Antara/Dhemas Reviyanto)
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he Jakarta administration has limited the operating hours of public transportation and places across the capital starting Monday after Governor Anies Baswedan reimposed full large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).
The restrictions, which will remain in place until Jan. 25, follow a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta and aim to prevent health facilities from being overwhelmed with patients.
The administration allows shopping centers to open only until 7 p.m. Meanwhile, several public places and attractions are closed, including the Gelora Bung Karno sport complex, which has announced the closure of all facilities until Jan. 25.
Sesuai Instruksi Pemerintah, Mimin infokan bahwa mulai tanggal 11 s.d. 25 Januari 2021 seluruh VENUE olahraga di Kawasan GBK DITUTUP. pic.twitter.com/XpiOHtoD1o
— Gelora Bung Karno (@love_gbk) January 11, 2021
City-owned bus operator Transjakarta will limit its operations to the hours of 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the PSBB.
“We will also continue to limit the vehicles’ occupancy [to 50 percent of their capacity],” Transjakarta operational director Prasetia Budi said on Sunday.
Commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) spokesperson Anne Purba was quoted as saying by tempo.co that the company would limit its operational hours to the period of 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. She added that the operator had implemented such a policy during the year-end holiday season.
