The government has reminded the public not to lower their guard against the coronavirus even though the COVID-19 curbs had been lifted, while instructing regional administrations to continue promoting vaccination as well as mask-wearing, though it is no longer mandatory.

A ministerial instruction on revoking the public activity restrictions (PPKM) that Home Minister Tito Karnavian signed on Saturday still contains provisions requiring regional administrations to take “proactive” and “persuasive” measures to prevent a surge in caseload as Indonesia inches toward transitioning to an endemic.

To this end, local administrations are instructed to advise, not mandate, the public to keep wearing masks, particularly on public transportation, in crowds and when ill, as well as regularly wash their hands and continue to use the PeduliLindungi tracing app. They must also encourage people to get vaccinated, either with the primary series (doses one and two) or a booster dose (dose three), and to get tested if they show symptoms.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Dio Suhenda (The Jakarta Post)

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