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Recent pandemic developments ‘worrying’: Business association
The government has extended tighter mobility restrictions until Feb. 8 for regions of Java and Bali with overwhelmed healthcare facilities.
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Shoppers walk past a department store at Ambarukmo Plaza in Yogyakarta on Tuesday. (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)
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usiness association has called the nation’s recent surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations “worrying” as the country seeks to emerge from pandemic restrictions through a mass vaccination campaign.
On Tuesday, the government reported 13,094 new confirmed cases, causing the nation’s cumulative case tally to surpass 1 million.
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Some provinces have reported bed occupancy rates well above the national average of 64 percent. The occupancy rate of intensive care and isolation wards in Jakarta has reached 84 percent, the worst in the country, followed by Banten, Yogyakarta, West Java and Bali.
“It has been quite worrying because hospitals are full and the virus is spreading very quickly and close to our daily lives,” Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani said during a virtual event held by media outlet Bisnis Indonesia on Tuesday. “Business players see this as something that can really, really hinder our [recovery] progress.”
The government has extended tighter mobility restrictions until Feb. 8 for regions of Java and Bali that have overwhelmed healthcare facilities in an effort to curb transmission. The measure was put in place on Jan. 11 to counter an expected surge in cases after the year-end holiday.
Businesses have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the tighter restrictions and are afraid that the costs may outweigh the benefits.
