PPKM Level 2 In Jakarta Canceled And Remains Level 1, Deputy Governor Riza Grateful

Jakarta Deputy Governor Riza Patria/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - The government has canceled the implementation of Level 2 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in a number of areas including Jakarta for the next four weeks. Jakarta continues to apply PPKM Level 1.

"Yes, first of all, we are grateful that the PPKM has been extended by the central government, but remains at Level 1," said Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria at City Hall, Wednesday, July 6.

Even though Jakarta canceled its activity restrictions when COVID-19 cases continued to increase, Riza asked the public to consistently apply health protocols and carry out complete and booster doses of vaccination for those who have not been vaccinated.

"We ask the public to continue to obey discipline and be responsible for continuing to improve the implementation of health protocols and also continue to ensure that all families at home in the immediate environment of our relatives are invited to ensure that they have received a third booster or vaccine," he explained.

For information, the Government canceled PPKM Level 2 in Jabodetabek for the next four weeks. Now, DKI Jakarta and its buffer areas are again implementing PPKM Level 1.

This is stated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs (Inmendagri) Number 35 of 2022 concerning PPKM on COVID-19 Conditions in the Java and Bali Region which was issued on July 5, 2022.

This Inmendagri revokes Inmendagri Number 33 of 2022 concerning PPKM Level 2 and Level 1 COVID-19 in the Java and Bali Region which was signed the day before, namely July 4, 2022.

The Director General of Regional Administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Safrizal ZA confirmed this. Safrozal explained that the government saw a flattening trend which indicated the Jabodetabek agglomeration area had passed the peak of COVID-19 cases.

"After conducting a review and assessment of these conditions, considering that the Ministry of Home Affairs will pass for 1 month, taking into account the cases that have started to slope and are expected to return to level 1, and the hospitalization and death rates are still low and under control, we decided to revise the level. PPKM agglomeration areas become level 1," said Safrizal.

Safrizal said that the revision of the Minister of Home Affairs was carried out with the aim of maintaining a balance between health care and economic recovery.

"With these developments, we estimate that the Jabodetabek agglomeration area can return to level 1 in the next 1 or 2 weeks. This step is taken to maintain the health aspect by paying attention to the trend of continuing economic recovery," he explained.