Level 3 PPKM Has Been Canceled, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito: The Situation Is Relatively Sloping, Confirmed Case Rate Is Low Compared To Before

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) M. Tito Karnavian (Nailin In Saroh/DOK VOI)

JAKARTA - The government has canceled the application of level 3 restrictions on community activities (PPKM) for all regions of Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year periods.

The government through the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said there would be a revision to the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) related to other regulations.

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) M. Tito Karnavian revealed, from the results of a limited meeting at the Palace, the government saw that the COVID-19 situation was still quite under control, so level 3 PPKM did not need to be implemented.

Furthermore, he said, his party will hold a meeting with regional heads to discuss the anticipation of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

"We saw from the results of yesterday's limited meeting at the Palace, various inputs showed that the situation was relatively gentle, we saw that the confirmation status figures were relatively low compared to the previous tens of thousands, even yesterday if I'm not mistaken there were a hundred how many. And one of them, including those whose levels are low, not many countries are low," said Tito at the House of Representatives (DPR) Building, Tuesday, December 7.

In addition, he continued, the achievement of vaccination is also getting better. According to a survey from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health, it shows that the antibody level of the Indonesian people is quite high.

"So we may have achieved herd immunity from 9 agglomeration areas. Therefore, if level 3 is applied, the restrictions are very tight, even very, very tight, not all regions and we see that the indicators show improvement. In the past, the assumption was at that time impose restrictions," explained Tito.

However, Tito still reminded the public to maintain strict health protocols. Especially, for those who will travel and visit tourist attractions and shopping centers. And always use the PeduliLindung application because positive cases still exist.

"Those who have been vaccinated twice are allowed to go, those who haven't been vaccinated, don't do it. Even though it's high enough, we have been exposed to it, right, 100-200 people have been exposed," said Tito.