"People still have to follow the COVID-19 health protocols when doing activities outside their homes," he said in Depok, West Java, on Tuesday.
According to the central government's order, issued through the Home Affairs Ministry, on Level 2 community activity restrictions in the Greater Jakarta area, which includes Depok, the public must follow the health protocols, he added.
Idris said that his administration does not want to lock down areas, and instead has issued a circular on adherence to health protocols.
Currently, his administration is also preparing a plan to anticipate the spread of Omicron in Depok, he added.
He revealed that no lockdown was implemented even after four people were found to be infected with the Omicron variant because the patients had been isolated.
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"Thank God, the residents with Depok ID cards have been isolated, so we can say it's safe," the mayor remarked.
It was earlier reported that six Depok residents had been exposed to the Omicron variant, but Idris confirmed that there were only four cases detected in Depok.
The first patient had traveled outside the country and was quarantined in Jakarta immediately after he was confirmed positive for Omicron and did not come to Depok, he informed.
The second patient also contracted Omicron after traveling overseas, he said. The third patient was a Depok resident who traveled from East Java, he added.
The fourth patient was the grandmother of the third patient, the mayor said.
The third and fourth patients recovered after three days of isolation because both of them had been vaccinated, he added.
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Translator: Feru Lantara, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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