Lockdown will be extended in Indonesia till August 2

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in Indonesia will be extended for another eight days till August 2. Widodo said in a virtual press conference late last night that considering aspects of health, economy and social mobility, we decided to continue to implement Level 4 PPKM (Public Activity Restriction) from 26 July to 2 August.

Widodo urged people to be alert to the potential emergence of highly contagious delta variants and other dangerous strains.

Meanwhile, the Minister for the Coordination of Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said on Sunday that Level 3 restrictions have been imposed in 33 districts and cities in Java and Bali, while Level 4, which is the highest level of restrictions, has been implemented in 99 regions. has gone.

“The implementation of Level 4 and Level 3 PPKM is evaluated on the basis of three main factors, namely, the transmission rate indicator and the health system response based on World Health Organization guidelines, and the third indicator,” Pandajaitan told a press conference. Socio-economic status is community.

According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of COVID infections in the country has increased to 3,166,505, while the death toll has risen to 83,279.

The virus has spread to all 34 provinces in the country and the delta variant has led to a surge in cases in some areas.
Indonesia is ramping up its massive vaccination program while maintaining restrictions on public mobility in many areas amid a second wave of the outbreak.