Jakarta Applies Enforced Micro-Scale Restriction of Community Activities to June 14

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Jakarta Provincial Administration has announced that it will hold Enforced Micro-Scale Restriction of Community Activities [PPKM] to June 14. The capital is taking the policy along with the rest of Indonesia’s 34 provinces.

“The Jakarta Provincial Administration will hold PPKM for the next two weeks to June 14, to control the [Covid-19] pandemic and carry on with the [nationwide] vaccination program,” said Jakarta Health Services head Widyastuti in a press release Tuesday, June 1.

“The policy is carried out to anticipate the surge in cases, as activities return to normal after the Eid al-Fitr or Idul Fitri holidays. As of May 31, the number of active cases in Jakarta stands at 10,658, up by 3,365 from the last two weeks,” she added.

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“This number came from medical workers carrying out tracing for early detection cases, particularly among those who traveled during the Idul Fitri holidays.”

Abdu Faisal Crowds converge on Sunter Reservoir in North Jakarta for a day out during the Pancasila Day holidays on Tuesday (6/1/2021)

“The situation is an improvement over last year. Though case numbers are increasing, the bed occupancy rate is under 50 percent, though we are still anticipating a surge.”

Authorities in Jakarta are set to have their work cut out for them, as they enforced health protocols on the public in malls, supermarkets or recreational areas.

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The Antara state news agency reported that Public Order Agency or Satpol PP looked helpless, as hordes of local people swarmed out to the Sunter 2 reservoir in North Jakarta to enjoy a day out during the Pancasila Day holiday.

The visitors disregarded health protocols such as social distancing or went without masks, as they queued to ride duck or dragon boats in the reservoir, which is a popular, inexpensive recreational area for locals since February 2018.

They even defied Satpol PP personnel’s suggestion that they go home as it started to rain, though they eventually complied.

(Writers: Ira Gita Natalia Sembiring | Editors: Irfan Maullana, Ivany Atina Arbi)

Sources: 

https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/06/01/11144661/ppkm-mikro-di-dki-jakarta-diperpanjang-hingga-14-juni. 

https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/06/02/05124121/kerumunan-di-danau-sunter-2-dan-pengunjung-yang-bersitegang-dengan-satpol?page=all#page2.