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In announcing its decision to extend emergency curbs until the end of this week, the government has ditched its previous naming convention for a four-tier community activity restrictions (PPKM) system, officials have said.
Indonesia reported 13,737 new cases on Sunday, another record high in new confirmed cases reported four days in a row, with Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Yogyakarta being the biggest contributors.
Medical experts have urged the government to impose stricter wide-scale COVID-19 restrictions to prevent the country's healthcare from getting overwhelmed with new patients as well as stop the virus from mutating.
The 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.
Indonesia has introduced public activity restriction enforcement (PPKM) rules for a majority of Java and Bali, adding to the list of mobility jargon that includes large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) and the transitional PSBB phase.
