PPKM Java-Bali Extended 3 Weeks Until January 3, 2022

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The government has decided to extend the PPKM in Java and Bali for 3 weeks, from 14 December 2021 to 3 January 2022.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that in the future extension of PPKM, the number of regions implementing PPKM Level 3 was reduced from 18 to 10 districts/cities.

"Based on the results of the assessment until December 11, 2021, there are only 10 regencies/cities in Java-Bali which are at Level 3 or 7.8 percent of the total 128 regencies/cities in Java-Bali," Luhut said in a virtual press conference. , Monday, December 13th.

Then, said Luhut, there were also 13 regencies/cities that were included in the PPKM Level 1. However, there were 4 regencies/cities that rose to Level 2.

"Details regarding this information will be conveyed through the Ministry of Home Affairs which will be valid for the next three weeks," he said. Furthermore, Luhut revealed that the current condition of implementing PPKM shows a stable trend. This can be seen from the COVID-19 cases which are maintained at a fairly low level.

Then, Luhut continued, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 could still be maintained. The decline is still at 99 percent since the peak of cases in July.

"In addition, it can also be conveyed that active cases and the number of hospitalizations in Java and Bali continue to decline," he said.