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Government extends newest curbs as COVID-19 tally nears 1 million-mark
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A pedestrian walks in front of a restaurant on Jl. Sabang in Central Jakarta on Jan. 8. The government has told regional administrations across Java and Bali to reimpose full large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) from Jan. 11 to 25 to curb the COVID-19 transmissions in the country's most populous islands. (Antara/Dhemas Reviyanto)
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he government has extended the current period of public activity restrictions (PPKM) for another two weeks in Java and Bali, from Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, as the country’s ever-increasing COVID-19 infection rate is expected to exceed the 1 million-mark in the coming days.
Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who also helms the national COVID-19 and economic recovery committee, told a press briefing on Thursday that only two of the seven provinces imposing the restrictions since Jan. 11 had shown progress in curbing coronavirus transmission.
“Of the seven provinces, five reported an increase [in COVID-19 cases], while Banten and Yogyakarta showed a decline,” Airlangga said, as quoted by kompas.com.
Per the latest extension, the PPKM will remain in effect in 77 regencies and municipalities across Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Banten, Yogyakarta and Bali.
The Home Ministry will later issue an official instruction to the seven regional heads regarding the extension, he added.
“Every governor is expected to be able to evaluate based on the parameters of a recovery rate that is below the national average [of 82 percent], mortality rate above the national average, positivity rate above the nationwide average [of 14 percent], and bed occupancy rate above the national average [of 70 percent],” Airlangga said.
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