MEDAN - A total of 25 regencies/cities now have the status of Level 1 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) based on the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) number 02/2022 which takes effect from January 4-17.
The head of the North Sumatra Health Service, Ismail Lubis, said that all regions must comply with PPKM provisions to continue to suppress the spread of COVID-19 in North Sumatra.
"Together, we must be aware of the Omicron variant. Therefore, let's remain disciplined in implementing health protocols and don't be careless," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 4.
There are also 25 districts and cities in North Sumatra with Level 1 status, namely Central Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, South Tapanuli, Langkat, Karo, Deli Serdang, Dairi, Toba, Mandailing Natal, South Nias.
Then Pakpak Bharat, Humbang Hasundutan, Samosir, Serdang Bedagai, Batubara, South Labuhanbatu, North Labuhanbatu, North Nias, West Nias, Sibolga, Tanjungbalai, Binjai, Tebing Tinggi, Padangsidempuan and Gunungsitoli.
The Inmendagri stated that eight other regions in North Sumatra still had PPKM Level 2 status, namely Nias, Simalungun, Asahan, Labuhanbatu, North Padang Lawas, Padang Lawas, Medan and Pematangsiantar.
The determination of the PPKM level is guided by the indicators for adjusting public health efforts and social restrictions in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic set by the Minister of Health and added to the indicator for the achievement of total dose 1 vaccination.
The district/city PPKM level is increased by 1 level if the total achievement of dose 1 vaccination is less than 50 percent.
It is regulated in the Ministry of Home Affairs, among others, the implementation of learning in education units can be done through limited face-to-face learning and or distance learning based on the Joint Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, Minister of Religion, Minister of Health and Minister of Home Affairs in 2021, both in level 1 and level 2.
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