Ministry Of Home Affairs: 43 Regions Tightening Applicable Such As Emergency PPKM

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) said that there are 43 regions outside Java and Bali that will implement tightening similar to the Java and Bali Emergency PPKM rules.

Acting Director General (Dirjen) of Regional Administration Development (Adwil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Suhajar Diantoro, said the tightening was regulated in the extension of the micro PPKM.

"In Minister of Home Affairs 17, in addition to continuing micro PPKM throughout Indonesia, we exclude 43 regencies/cities outside Java-Bali to be tightened, whose regulations are similar in 122 regencies/cities in Java and Bali," said Suhajar Diantoro, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 8th.

It is known, as many as 122 regions on the islands of Java and Bali were designated as red zone areas according to an assessment from the Minister of Health that an emergency PPKM was applied

In this micro PPKM, there are 43 regions outside Java and Bali that will apply the restrictions as stipulated in the emergency PPKM, following the surge in cases of COVID-19 transmission in the region.

"In total, 122 (regions in Java-Bali) plus 43 (regions) throughout Indonesia, there are 165 districts/cities, which in Java-Bali are called emergency, outside Java-Bali are called tightening, outside 165 districts/cities which were still organize micro PPKM,” said Suhajar.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issues rules for extending the implementation of micro-based community activity restrictions (PPKM).

The regulation through the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 17 of 2021 becomes a reference and legal umbrella in the implementation of micro PPKM outside Java and Bali.

The Inmendagri which was issued on July 5, 2021 and came into effect on July 6, 2021, contained tightening rules such as emergency PPKM for regions that have been classified as regions whose levels meet the prerequisites for the implementation of stricter restrictions.