PPKM Status Revoked, Acting Governor Heru Waits For The Instruction Of The Minister Of Home Affairs To Prepare A Policy Draft In Jakarta

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters (Rizky AP/DOK VOI)

The Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono, said that he had not prepared a draft regulation after the decision to revoke the status of the imposition of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) in Indonesia. The reason is that so far we are still waiting for the Regulation of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Permenadri). "Of course, the follow-up was from the President who had conveyed it and of course it was derived from the Minister of Home Affairs, we will wait," Heru told reporters, Friday, December 30. After the Permendagri is established, then his party will follow up and work out the policies that will be implemented in Jakarta. Thus, the policy is more mature and goes well when implemented. "We'll wait for the points that we have to follow up on," he said On the other hand, Heru appealed to Jakarta residents not to be complacent with the revocation of PPKM status. He asked the public to maintain health. "This is back to normal, but everything is still maintaining health conditions," said Heru. Previously, President Joko Widodo officially announced that the status of the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) in Indonesia had been lifted. Now, there are no more restrictions on community mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic starting today. "Today the government has decided to revoke the PPKM as stated in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs number 50 and 51 of 2022. So, there are no more restrictions on crowds and community movements," said Jokowi. Jokowi revealed that his decision to revoke the PPKM status had gone through a number of considerations and studies for 10 months. In recent months, Jokowi assessed that the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is getting more under control. As of December 27, 2022, daily cases in Indonesia were only 1.7 cases per 1 million population. Meanwhile, the percentage of positive cases or weekly positivity rates is at 3.35 percent. Then, the rate of care for COVID-19 patients in hospitals or the bed occupancy rate is at 4.79 percent. The COVID-19 death rate has also been minimal, which is 2.39 percent. "This is all below the standard of WHO. All regencies/cities in Indo currently have PPKM level 1, where crowd restrictions and movement of people are at a low level," said Jokowi.