There Will Be Another PSBB, Ancol Tourism Park Will Be Closed From 14 September

Ancol Dreamland. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Management of Taman Impian Jaya Ancol decided to temporarily close operations during the imposition of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in DKI Jakarta. This step is to break the chain of spreading COVID-19.

PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Tbk Head of Corporate Communication Rika Lestari said that this decision was taken after the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) stated that it would re-enforce the PSBB in Jakarta starting September 14.

"There will be a resumption of entertainment venues during the PSBB period, one of which is the Taman Impian Jaya Ancol recreation area, including Beach, Fantasy World, Sea World Ancol and Ocean Dream Samudra," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, 10 September.

Rika explained that all visitors to Taman Impian Jaya Ancol who have purchased tickets online or online can still be used until Sunday, September 13.

"For visitors who have not been able to use the ticket until that date, the ticket validity period can be used until June 30, 2021, with a prior reservation system," he said.

In addition, for visitors who have an annual pass from Ancol, Dunia Fantasi, Sea world Ancol, and Ocean Dream Samudra, their active period will be frozen and visitors will get an extension of the period according to the number of zoning days and age and number of days Ancol is closed starting on the 14th. September.

"We hope that this pandemic will end soon and we can return to activities. Ancol is together for all," he said.

For your information, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has decided to restore the status of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) starting Monday, September 14. Anies admitted to having three reasons.

These three reasons are numerical parameters that currently indicate that the current condition of the COVID-19 outbreak in DKI is becoming alarming.

"From three data, namely the mortality rate, use of isolation beds, use of the special ICU for COVID-19, it shows that the plague situation in Jakarta is in an emergency," said Anies at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Monday, September 9.

Regarding the death rate, Anies said the figure in DKI was indeed low, namely 2.7 percent. It is lower than the national death rate of 4.1 percent, even lower than the global death rate of 3.3 percent.

Although the percentage of the death rate or case fatality rate in Jakarta is still below the national and world averages, in absolute terms the number continues to increase.

Second, about the use of COVID-19 treatment beds. Concerns about the depletion of bed capacity are based on the continuing high number of active COVID-19 cases.

Third, the use of an ICU bed for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. According to him, if the number is not added, the ICU bed will no longer be able to accommodate patients on September 15. When the capacity has been increased but no "emergency brake" is applied, it will return to full capacity on 25 September.

"In short, we will increase capacity. But, if there are no strict restrictions, then this is just buying time. In less than a month, the hospital will be full again," explained Anies.