There Are No Neighborhoods That Are Included In The Red Zone List In Depok

Illustration - Joint officers provide social work sanctions to residents who do not wear masks at Simpang UI, Depok City Border (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 for the City of Depok, West Java, noted an increase in the number of green zone neighborhoods by 135 neighborhoods, from previously 3.506 to 3.641 neighborhoods.

Deputy Chairperson of Depok City COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Drs. Sri Utomo said that for the yellow zone there was a decrease in 127 neighborhoods from the previous 1.776 to 1.649 neighborhoods and for the orange zone a decrease of 8 neighborhoods from the previous 11 to 3 neighborhoods.

"There are no neighborhoods in Depok that are in the red zone. The data for the COVID-19 case at the RT level is dated February 21, 2021, which is valid until March 8, 2021, and the comparison is with neighborhood zoning data dated February 12, 2021", said Sri Utomo in Depok, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, February 23.

Sri also said that in the context of implementing Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 4 of 2021 concerning Limitation of Micro-Based Community Activities and Optimizing the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Management Post at the Village and Sub-District Levels to Control the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019, the time period of neighborhood zoning in Depok City is from 23 February to 8 March 2021.

"To the Task Force of all levels, from the City, District, Urban Village, and the Tangguh Jaya COVID-19 Village Alert Task Force to implement the Micro-based Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) as regulated in the Ministry of Home Affairs Number 4 of 2021 which is adjusted to the characteristics and peculiarities of each region", he said. Sri.

He explained that the policies for Restricting Citizen Activities (PAW) and Limiting Business Activities (PAU), for the time period from February 23 to March 8, 2021, were the same as the previous arrangement.

Among them, the activities of residents are limited to 21.00 p.m. local time, shopping center operations until 21.00 p.m. local time, restaurants/cafes, dine-in (eating on the spot), and takeaway (pick up orders) until 21.00 p.m. local time, with established Health protocols.

According to him, considering that additional cases of COVID-19 are still occurring, to break the chain of transmission of the COVID-19, all citizens are asked to apply 2i 5M (Faith, Immunity and Wear Masks, Washing Hands, Keeping Distance, Avoiding Crowds, Reducing Mobility).