Emergency PPKM ; Police Block Streets on First Day
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3 July 2021 12:01 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Police threw up road blocks and more than 400 checkpoints on the islands of Java and Bali on the first day of the emergency state of the public activity restrictions or Emergency PPKM. This is aim to ensure hundreds of millions of people stayed home on Saturday, July 3, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Indonesia has seen record new infections on eight of the past 12 days, with Friday bringing 25,830 cases and a high of 539 deaths.
"We are setting up (patrols) in 21 locations where typically there are crowds," Istiono, the head of national traffic police, told a news conference late on Friday, July 2.
"Where there are street stalls and cafes, we will close those streets, maybe from around 6 p.m. until 4 a.m."
Saturday's more stringent curbs, from tighter travel checks to a ban on restaurant dining and outdoor sports and the closure of non-essential workplaces, will run until July 20, but could be extended, if needed, to bring daily infections below 10,000.
More than 21,000 police officers as well as military will fan out across Java and Bali to ensure compliance with the new Covid-19 restriction, or Emergency PPKM, a police spokesman said.
The Indonesian government decided to enforce the emergency state of the public activity restrictions or Emergency PPKM in Java-Bali from July 3-20, 2021. Activities in all sectors will be regulated during the policy implementation.
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