Bandung City Government Implements PPKM Level 4

Regional Secretary for the City of Bandung Ema Sumarna/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

BANDUNG - The Government of Bandung City, West Java, has implemented a Level 4 restriction on community activities (PPKM). This application is by the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 22 of 2021 regarding PPKM in the Java and Bali regions.

"Our level is still 4 at the Ministry of Home Affairs, it was confirmed there", said Bandung City Regional Secretary Ema Sumarna as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 21.

Ema said the Bandung City area was still in the red zone or a high-risk zone for Coronavirus transmission.

"Level 3 is also the red zone, only our critical level is higher, so Level 4," he said.

According to him, PPKM Level 4 includes relaxation of restrictions on activities in the economic sector. He gave an example, traditional market activities are allowed to last until 20.00 WIB, as well as street vendors.

"But the principle is whether you want to be inside or outside, dine-in (eating on the spot) is still not allowed during Emergency PPKM, still take away (wrapped to take home)", said Ema.

According to the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs, the PPKM Level 4 provisions also cover the activity of checking, tracking, and handling COVID-19 cases as well as restrictions on the implementation of teaching and learning activities as well as the activities of workers in the essential and non-essential business sectors.