Indonesia’s Stricter Covid Restrictions during Year-End Holidays Scrapped

Sharing a similar sentiment, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said the transmission rate of Covid-19 is relatively low. “We can see the number of confirmed cases is relatively low compared to tens of thousands previously,” said Tito.

Quoting a survey done by the Ministry of Health, Tito said that the antibodies of the people are fairly high and could lead to herd community in some areas.

He said the initial plan to implement level 3 of PPKM across Indonesia was considered too strict some provinces show some improvement in handling the pandemic.

(Writers: Ade Miranti Karunia, Ardito Ramadhan | Editors: Erlangga Djumena, Icha Rastika)

Sources: https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/12/07/050100526/pemerintah-tak-jadi-terapkan-ppkm-level-3-serentak-saat-nataru.

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/12/07/14494001/ppkm-level-3-se-indonesia-batal-mendagri-hanya-ganti-judulnya?page=1.