Community Activities In Garut Tightened Following PPKM Level 3

GARUT - The Garut Regency COVID-19 Task Force, West Java, has again tightened community activities and increased discipline in the application of health protocols because the area's status is in the Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) Level 3.

"Currently Garut is included in PPKM Level 3, so we will carry out community restrictions with related elements from the Police, TNI and the government," said Garut Resort Police Chief who is also Deputy Chair of the Garut COVID-19 Handling Task Force AKBP Wirdhanto Hadicaksono to reporters in Garut, as quoted by Antara. Between, Tuesday, March 1st.

He said his staff together with officials from other agencies would increase supervision and enforce the rules contained in PPKM Level 3 to prevent and break the transmission of the COVID-19 outbreak.

He hoped the cooperation of all elements of society to comply with health protocols, such as not crowding, maintaining distance and always wearing masks, because currently cases of COVID-19 transmission in the district are on the rise.

"The community will be able to comply with health protocols, including limiting the percentage of community activities in open spaces," he said.

Based on the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) No. 13 of 2022 regarding PPKM Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 COVID-19 in Java and Bali, Garut Regency is re-entered at Level 3 with a number of other regions until March 7, 2022.

The indicators for the decline at the district/city level consist of the positive rate of COVID-19 in the area below the national standard, the availability of beds in the hospital below the national standard.

In addition, according to him, the indicators are the death rate due to COVID-19, social restrictions in the community and vaccination provisions for PPKM Level 2, a minimum two-dose vaccination of 50 percent and the achievement of two-dose vaccination for seniors over 60 years old, a minimum of 40. percent. During PPKM Level 3, the implementation of activities in the non-essential sector is enforced by a maximum of 50 percent working at home for employees who have been vaccinated, and are required to use the PeduliLindung application at the entrance and exit of the workplace.

The operating hours of modern and traditional markets that sell daily necessities are limited to 21.00 local time, with a visitor capacity of 60 percent, especially for supermarkets and hypermarkets, it is mandatory to use the PeduliLindung application.

The Garut Regency Government has issued Garut Regent Instruction Number 443.2/701/BKD regarding the Extension of Control of the Spread of COVID-19 through the Protocol for Restricting Office Activities in the Garut Regency Government.

In the instruction, 50 percent of office activities are carried out at home for state civil servants, with the condition that they have been injected with vaccines and continue to carry out digital apples, meetings, and other activities.