Jakarta – Micro-scale public activity constraints (PPKM Mikro) and lockdown measures are essentially the very same and not contradictory, President Joko Widodo has stated.
He said he thinks that both PPKM Mikro and lockdowns limit public activities to stem the spread of COVID-19
” I want to convey the message that both PPKM Mikro and lockdown procedures carry the very same essence, and that is to restrict the people’s activities; therefore, there is no requirement to oppose one against the other,” he stated from the Presidential Palace in Bogor on Wednesday.
He even more stated that once PPKM Mikro is implemented and followed appropriately, then the COVID-19 infection rate would come under control. At the minute, PPKM Mikro has yet to be executed totally and is still sporadically imposed in a number of places, he noted.
” Because of that, I ask all guvs, district heads, and mayors to reinforce their dedication to implement the PPKM Mikro more strictly, optimizing COVID-19 posts that have been established in each of their particular areas,” he stated.
The government has actually studied several choices for managing COVID-19, while taking the economic, social, and political conditions of the nation into account, in addition to the experience of other nations, he added.
The PPKM Mikro policy, he said, is still the most suitable one for the fight against COVID-19 as it can be performed without lessening financial activity.
To contain the spread of infections, the Indonesian government has actually extended the application of PPKM Mikro from June 22 to July 5, 2021 in 34 provinces in the country.
Based upon data from the COVID-19 Job Force, Indonesia added 13,668 infections since June 22, 2021, bringing the total tally to 2,018,113 cases. The number of healings increased by 8,375 to reach 1,810,136 and fatalities rose by 335 to touch 55,291
The number of Indonesians who have gotten their first COVID-19 vaccine dosage increased by 524,111 to reach 23,789,884, while the number of completely vaccinated individuals climbed up by 194,531 to 12,514,917 as of 12 p.m. on June 22,2021 (INE)
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