Entry And Exit Rules For Jakarta Are Discussed This Afternoon

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: DKI Jakarta Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, admitted that his party had not yet prepared regulations regarding the entry and exit of people to Jakarta in implementing the Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) policy.

According to Anies, this will be discussed in a coordination meeting with several relevant regional heads.

"It will be discussed later, currently there is no (rule) yet," Anies told reporters, Thursday, September 10.

The coordination meeting will take place this afternoon at 14.00 WIB. Some of the regional heads involved include the Governor of West Java, the Governor of Banten, then the Mayor of Bekasi, the Regent of Bekasi, the Mayor of Bogor, the Regent of Bogor, the Mayor of Depok, the Regent of Tangerang, the Mayor of Tangerang, and the Mayor of South Tangerang.

"We will discuss the implementation of the PSBB. So that the implementation is not only in Jakarta but we will synchronize it," said Anis.

Previously, Anies decided to pull the emergency brake regarding the current condition of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jakarta will re-implement Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) like the beginning of the pandemic.

"We agreed to pull the emergency brake," Anies said at a press conference, Wednesday, September 9.

This decision was taken at a Task Force meeting this afternoon. It is deemed necessary to tighten residents' activities given the increasing number of positive COVID-19 patients. Anies discussed the mortality rate as well as the level of use of space and mattresses for isolation handling COVID-19.

"So by looking at this emergency, there are not many options for the citizens of Jakarta except to draw the emergency brake as soon as possible. It was decided we would pull the emergency brake, which means we are forced to re-implement the PSBB as at the beginning of the pandemic, no longer a transitional PSBB, but we are carrying out the PSBB as the early days, "said Anies