Sleman regency is one of five regencies/cities in Yogyakarta with red zone status in all of its subdistricts.

Therefore, the regental administration has prepared some measures to prevent COVID-19 case spikes following the year-end holidays, especially as most of its tourist destinations are open during the upcoming long weekend. 

“We have set a program called ‘weeks of silence’, where we will focus on COVID-19 tracing after the Christmas and New Year holidays,” Sleman Health Agency head Joko Hastaryo said on Saturday as quoted by tempo.co.

The policy is expected to start on Jan. 4, 2021 and finish 10 days later. 

Joko said the new policy was different to the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) implemented by capital Jakarta. The new policy was similar to a certain arrangement in Yogyakarta during the early stages of the pandemic, he added.

The policy orders healthy citizens to quarantine, while those who are COVID-19 positive will have to be isolated at hospitals or other facilities provided by the government.

Residents who are allowed to work are those working for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, the local health agency, Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police (Polri) as well as railway stations, bus terminals and airports.

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