Implementation Of Micro PPKM Is Extended To April 5, Here Is A List Of New Areas For Application

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JAKARTA - The government plans to extend the enactment of the Restrictions on Micro Community Activities (PPKM). The extension will take effect from March 23 to April 5.

"Will be extended. Valid March 23-April 5. A plan is being prepared, today it will be issued, ”said the Ministry of Home Affairs' Director General (Dirjen) for Regional Administration (Adwil) Syafrizal when contacted by reporters, Friday, March 19.

He said this extension was carried out to reduce the positivity rate and prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the community.

Meanwhile, for its implementation, Syafrizal said the restrictions regulated were still the same as other PPKM Mikro. However, there is a relaxation in the socio-cultural sector.

"The socio-cultural sector can only (be done, red) at most 25 percent with strict health protocols," he said.

The reason for this easing is to make room for art workers. "One of them is that, the implementation will be evaluated later," said Syafrizal

Furthermore, the implementation of this Micro PPKM will increase again in a number of areas such as Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. He said that this region has met four indicators of implementing this restriction, namely the red, orange, yellow and green zones.

"The area is included in the criteria for four indicators. It is enough to fulfill one of them, ”he said.

It is known that the micro PPKM has been extended several times, since it was implemented on February 9 to 22. After it was exhausted, the government extended for the first time on February 23 to March 8 and continued the third extension, on March 9 to 22, 2021.

This restriction also initiated expansion after initially, it was only applied in the Java-Bali region. In the March 9-22 extension, the government added areas to implement it in three provinces, namely North Sumatra, East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi.