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Indonesia rules out large-scale restrictions for post-Idul Fitri COVID-19 surge
The government says micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM Mikro) have been working effectively and has blamed the public and local administrations for the recent case surge.
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Do not enter: A resident passes by a closed road in Pedawang village, Kudus regency, Central Java, on June 1. Authorities have put 42 villages in the regency under local lockdowns in response to a post-Idul Fitri COVID-19 surge. (Antara/Yusuf Nugroho)
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he government has opted out of imposing large-scale restrictions to curb a recent COVID-19 case spike in the country, while healthcare services in several regions have been overwhelmed by patients.
Health authorities have recorded an ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in the weeks after millions of people defied the government’s Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) ban.
The government recorded a rolling seven-day average of 5,067 new cases per day on May 23, about a week after Idul Fitri. By Friday, the figure had risen to 7,201.
The Health Ministry recorded 8,083 new confirmed cases on Friday, bringing the cumulative tally to 1.89 million cases, with around 52,000 deaths and 1.73 million recoveries.
Six cities and regencies in Java have reported that their healthcare systems have been overwhelmed by the case surge: Bandung and Cimahi in West Java, as well as Semarang, Kudus, Jepara and Demak in Central Java.
Cases have more than doubled in the regions, and the COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy rate has reached at least 70 percent across the board, the national COVID-19 task force has reported.
