Jakarta – The Jakarta federal government has once again extended Large-Scale Social Distancing (PSBB) procedures for the shift duration towards a healthy, safe, and efficient society for a 14- day duration from Nov 23 to Dec 6, 2020.
Extension of the transitional PSBB remained in accordance with Jakarta Governor’s Decree Number 1100 of 2020 as a preventive procedure versus a spike in COVID-19 cases, Jakarta Guv Anies Baswedan mentioned here on Sunday evening.
” The Jakarta federal government can extend or carry out an emergency situation brake policy if there is a significant increase in the variety of cases or an alarming rate of transmission that endangers health services,” he discussed.
Based on epidemiological data during the execution of PSBB in the last two weeks, the COVID-19 outbreak in Jakarta was still under control and headed safe.
The choice was taken by the provincial government considering that the everyday report of validated COVID-19 cases in Jakarta had actually reached a brand-new record, at 1,579 cases, on Saturday (Nov 21).
The guv has actually looked for ongoing vigilance from all parties and utmost discipline in carrying out health protocols.
” This is a joint endeavor. We highlight again to remain disciplined in using health procedures. COVID-19 is still there,” Baswedan noted.
Jakarta tape-recorded a surge of 4.95 percent in the variety of active cases over the past 14 days, from 8,026 on Nov 7 to 8,444 on Nov 21.
However, in terms of the percentage, the variety of active cases in Jakarta continued to decline every two weeks, specifically 6.7 percent on Nov 21, from 7.2 percent on Nov 7, 12.5 percent on Oct 24, 15.5 percent on Oct 10, and 18.7 percent on Sept26 The percentage of active cases is the ratio between the overall active cases compared to the overall accumulated favorable verified cases.
The capital city’s recovery rate likewise reveals an increasing pattern, at 91.3 percent, on Nov 21, 2020, as compared to 78.9 percent on Sept 26, 82.3 percent on Oct 10, 85.4 percent on Oct 24, and 90.7 percent on Nov 7.
Its COVID-19 death rate revealed a decline of 0.1 percent to 2 percent, with the previous figure tending to be steady, at 2.1 percent, on Nov 7 and Oct 24,2020 This mortality rate reveals a down trend as compared to the earlier 2 weeks, at 2.4 percent on Sept 26 and 2.2 percent on Oct 10.
The portion of total verified cases reveals a small boost in the last two weeks. On Nov 21, Jakarta’s verified COVID-19 case tally stood at 125,822, an increase of 11.62 percent, from 111,201 cases on Nov 7.
” It is time for us to be more vigilant and disciplined in the application of health procedures. This suggests that transmission still occurs, and we need to be more alert,” the guv mentioned.
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