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View all search resultsRidwan Kamil urges travelers not to visit Greater Bandung
West Java governor Ridwan Kamil has urged travelers not to travel far or visit the province's red zones, including Greater Bandung.
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ndramayu, Purwakarta, Karawang, West Bandung, Bandung city and Banjar, all in West Java, have been categorized as COVID-19 high-risk red zones since Nov. 23.
Meanwhile, 19 areas in the province have been classified as at medium risk of COVID-19 infection, or orange zones.
With that in mind, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has urged people not to visit the red zones, including Greater Bandung.
“I announced it yesterday, for the first time Bandung city has become a red zone, therefore, I request travelers to step back and not visit [the city],” he said on Wednesday.
Ridwan said that there was a surge of COVID-19 cases following October’s long weekend holiday. Therefore, he encouraged people not to travel far and avoid large crowds.
He also mentioned that the COVID-19 hospitals in Bogor, Depok, Bekasi and Greater Bandung, which comprise Cimahi, Bandung regency, West Bandung and Sumedang, were mostly occupied and had exceeded the World Health Organization’s suggested 60 percent capacity.
“The hospital occupancy rate is around 80 percent, on average. It represents the average occupancy rate of West Java, particularly Bogor, Depok, Bekasi and Greater Bandung,” he said, adding that the hospital occupancy rate beyond those regions was still below 60 percent.
