- The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo ("President") along with the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian ("Minister") and the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has confirmed that the government will not be re-extending the Enforced Community Activity Restrictions (Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat – "PPKM") that have been in place across the country during the pandemic under the most recent framework of Directive of the Minister No. 50 of 2022 and No. 51 of 2022.
- The President has stated that this decision was made based on the results of a thorough study of the current national situation as regards the Corona Virus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic ("Pandemic") and has also affirmed that Indonesia sits on a list of countries that are working to maintain a balance between the health protocol restrictions and economic policies. Furthermore, the President has also claimed that Indonesia is one of the four G20 countries that have not experienced any Pandemic surge for 10 consecutive months, with the latest recorded wave occurring in February 2022 when the Omicron variant reached 64,000 daily COVID-19 cases.
- In relation to the above statement, the President has highlighted the following update in terms of Indonesia’s recent Pandemic situation as of 27 December 2022: 1) Daily cases: 1.7 cases per one million residents; 2) Weekly positivity rate: 3.35%; 3) Level of hospital treatment or Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR): 4.79%; 4) Mortality rate: 2.39%; and 5) Total f vaccination rate: 448,525,478 dosages.
- However, while the PPKM policy may have been revoked, the President is still urging the general public and the government to stay cautious, as well as to maintain indoor mask-wearing protocols and the continued administration of vaccines. In this regard, the President has instructed the Task Force for the Mitigation of COVID-19 and healthcare facilities across the country to remain on standby during this transition period. (ANT)
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