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But the Gerindra Party politician warned Jakartans against complacency. “Transitory PSBB is still needed because Covid-19 transmission still occurs. The measure is also needed to make the public maintain health protocols such as washing hands, wearing masks, and social distancing.”

Officials in Jakarta said there are an estimated 7,870 active Covid-19 cases in the capital, while 2,366 people died in the pandemic. The authorities also carried out PCR tests on 57,754 people in Jakarta. The tests have a 9.4 percent positive rate.

To date, Indonesia has over 437,716 Covid-19 cases nationwide as of 8 November: The Covid-19 Task Force said 14,614 people died in the pandemic following an additional 74 deaths over 24 hours to 8 November.

54,804 cases are estimated to be still active, while another 368,298 recovered from Covid-19. The pandemic has been traced in 541 districts and cities in all of Indonesia’s 34 provinces.

Source:

https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2020/11/08/18012911/psbb-transisi-dki-jakarta-diperpanjang-hingga-22-november. 

3. Lava Sighted on Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s Most Active Volcano

Yogyakarta is bracing for yet another eruption from Mount Merapi, as observers noted a flow of lava from the peak of the volcano.

The phenomena comes as authorities raised the four-tier alert level for Merapi to level three or siaga [watch] from the second level of waspada [advisory] on 5 November.

“The lava flow was detected at a height of 3 thousand meters heading west. The lava did not occur simultaneously with hot clouds,” said the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center [BPPTKG] official Hanik Humaida on 8 November.

“We noted that the [the lava flow] happened 11 times. This is a normal occurrence, especially when volcanic activity is intensifying.” Aside from lava flow, Hanik also warned about the discharge of volcanic material and hot clouds that occur simultaneously with the lava flow..

“We also warned the public to stop their activities near the volcano,” he added. “These include mining near rivers whose sources are from Mount Merapi. We also called on the public to refrain from entering Mount Merapi National Park or climbing onto its slopes.”

The authorities in the nearby town of Magelang also evacuated 795 people living on Merapi’s slopes. Mount Merapi is known as Indonesia’s most active volcano. The mountain recently erupted twice last March.

Source: 

https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/11/08/21502631/guguran-lava-kembali-terjadi-di-gunung-merapi-sejauh-3000-meter-ke-barat.