Jayapura City Government Restricts Community Activities To 12 PM To Suppress The Spread Of COVID-19

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JAKARTA - The Jayapura City Government, Papua Province has limited community and economic activities until 24.00 WIT to suppress the spread of positive COVID-19 cases in the region.

Acting Mayor of Jayapura Frans Pekey said based on data from the local COVID-19 task force (Satgas) as of August 18, 2022, 160 patients are now undergoing treatment.

"Of that number, 34 patients have been hospitalized and 126 are self-isolating, but the health team is still tracing (tracing) the health team at the puskesmas," he said after chairing an evaluation meeting for COVID-19 confectionery in Jayapura City, quoted from Antara, Saturday, August 20.

According to Frans, the Jayapura City Government also limits social activities including the implementation of worship in each house of worship as much as 75 percent of the total capacity of the building.

"We also re-encourage vaccination, both by conducting vaccine celebrations in collaboration with relevant agencies," he said.

In addition, he said, the COVID-19 task force team will work closely with church and mosque administrators so that they can administer vaccines after worship, both the first, second and complementary doses (booster).

"This will be done for Christians and Muslims because for Hindus and Buddhists 99 percent have received the COVID-19 vaccination," he said again.

He added that the implementation of learning at schools was still carried out offline (face to face) but if one of the students at the school was found to be positive for COVID-19, it would be done online.

"For this reason, we urge the people of Jayapura City to continue to tighten health protocols while carrying out activities," he said again.