Luhut: Easing PPKM Depends On The Development Of COVID-19 Cases

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan/DOK Setkab

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized that the easing of the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) on July 26 depends on the progress of existing improvements after the extension is carried out.

The government is currently implementing the PPKM Level 4 policy which is valid until July 25.

"We will look at the data so that on July 26, 2021, a gradual relaxation will be carried out if everything shows improvement," he said in a virtual press conference, Wednesday, July 21.

Luhut emphasized that one of the main considerations in loosening the PPKM was the reduction in cases. In addition, other indicators are in accordance with the WHO reference.

"Parameters already exist at every level one to four," he said.

The government no longer uses the term Emergency PPKM

Luhut said the government decided to change the term from Emergency PPKM to Level 4 PPKM. This change is also in accordance with the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"The President asked that we no longer use the name Emergency PPKM, but we use a simple PPKM Level 4, which is valid until July 25, 2021," he said.

This change in the term PPKM Level 4 has been stated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 22 of 2021 concerning PPKM Level 4 COVID-19 in the Java and Bali Regions.

Therefore, said Luhut, the term that will be used in the future is PPKM level 4 to level 1. Determination of the regional level will be guided by the Indicators for Adjusting Public Health Efforts and Social Restrictions in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic as determined by the Minister of Health.

There are also some of these indicators, namely the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the response of the health system, and the sociological condition of the people in the region.

"Later there will be PPKM Level 1-4, the highest is level 4, which we are currently undergoing," he said.