Acting governor of Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono, has asked residents to continue to maintain good health even though the central government has officially lifted the public activity restrictions (PPKM) policy.

“It returns to normalcy (like before PPKM was implemented), but everyone should maintain their health,” he said here on Friday.

Given that President Joko Widodo has just officially announced the revocation of the PPKM, the Jakarta provincial government will wait for further provisions, including the regulation of the Home Affairs Minister.

“We will wait for the points that we have to follow up on,” the acting governor said

Based on data from the Jakarta Health Office uploaded on corona.jakarta.go.id, the number of COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment in Jakarta has shrunk.

As of Thursday, 307 patients were undergoing treatment at hospitals, while 1,672 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 were undergoing self-isolation.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Ministry of Health, as of Friday, Jakarta’s first dose vaccination coverage reached 12.6 million against the target of 10 million.

The second dose coverage reached 10.9 million, third dose 5.3 million, and fourth dose 156 thousand.

President Joko Widodo on Friday announced an end to the PPKM policy, which was enforced to control COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia.

The revocation of the PPKM policy means that there will be no more restrictions on public activities and mobility, he said.

The President noted that as of November 27, 2022, Indonesia recorded only 1.7 COVID-19 cases per 1 million population, with the weekly positivity rate pegged at just 3.35 percent.

Indonesia also recorded a 4.79-percent bed occupancy ratio and 2.39-percent fatality rate, he added.

The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was confirmed in March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of December 30, the nation has recorded 6,719,327 COVID-19 cases, 6,545,132 recoveries, and 160,593 deaths.

Source: Antara News