Indonesian capital extends large-scale social restrictions amid COVID-19
Indonesia’s Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on July 1 announced that the capital is extending its transitional travel restrictions in the city by 14 days and tightening supervision of traditional markets and train services.
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Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia’s Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on July 1 announcedthat the capital is extending its transitional travel restrictions in the city by14 days and tightening supervision of traditional markets and train services.
The cityadministration had decided to keep its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB)in place until July 15 after reviewing the situation of the pandemic in Jakartawith the COVID-19 task force, Anies said.
Speaking at anonline press conference, he highlighted the need for Jakarta to improve the public's discipline in using facemasks, washing hands regularly and maintaining social distancing to minimise thenumber of infections in case of removing restriction measures.
This is the fifth time Jakartahas extended its PSBB since April 10.
As planned, the city administration will deploy military,police and administration officers to supervise the implementation of healthprotocol at traditional markets and on commuter trains, as those places hadbecome hotbeds of transmission.
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