COVID-19 In Jakarta Is Increasing High, Ancol Tourism Area Will Be Closed From June 24

Ancol Beach: Diah Ayu/VOI

JAKARTA - PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol temporarily closed the operation of the Ancol Dreamland Tourism area starting Thursday, June 24. This closure was carried out in line with the development of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Tbk Corporate Secretary Agung Praptono said that their party closed Ancol tourism based on the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Province, Number 796 of 2021 regarding the extension of micro-scale Community Activity Restriction (PPKM)

"The temporary closure of the operation of the Ancol tourist area is one of the efforts to support the Governor's Decree and to suppress the spread of COVID-19, which is currently increasing", Agung said in his statement, Wednesday, June 23.

The Ancol recreation units that will be closed are the beach, Dunia Fantasi, Sea World Ancol, Ocean Dream Samudra, Allianz Ecopark, and the Art Market. Agung could not confirm how long the closure would last.

Meanwhile, the Ancol Princess Mermaid Hotel service and the crossing to Pulau Seribu via Marina Pier are still operating with the implementation of strict health protocols.

"Let us be disciplined in implementing health protocols, namely using masks, washing hands diligently, maintaining distance, staying away from crowds, and reducing mobility. Hopefully, the pandemic will over soon and we will all be given health", he said.

It is known that the spike in COVID-19 cases in Jakarta began a few weeks after the Eid al-Fitr holiday. At its peak, Jakarta's new COVID-19 cases per day reached the highest number on Sunday, June 20, namely 5.582 new cases.

Yesterday, new cases reached 3.221 with the number of active cases in Jakarta increasing by 131 cases. Thus, the number of active cases to date is 32.191 people who are still being treated or isolated.

Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases in Jakarta to date is 482.264 cases. Of the total number of positive cases, a total of 442.059 people were declared cured with a cure rate of 91.7 percent, and a total of 8.014 people died with a death rate of 1.7 percent.

The bed occupancy ratio (BOR) for COVID-19 treatment in Jakarta is also running low. The BOR for the isolation of COVID-19 patients currently reaches 90 percent.

Meanwhile, the BOR for the ICU specifically for COVID-19 reached 81 percent. In fact, the DKI Provincial Government has recently increased the number to a total of 10 thousand beds.