"In January, we are experiencing an increase in public mobility because business and economic activities have started running again after the Christmas and New Year holidays," she informed in a press statement streamed on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel on Wednesday.
In addition, the increase in public mobility can be gauged from the arrival of people following travel abroad and the implementation of face-to-face learning at schools, she said.
In the period from December 24, 2021, to January 2, 2022, the Ministry of Transportation recorded a 13.91-percent increase in public transport passengers compared to the same period the previous year, Asmoro noted.
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"This is crucial as a reminder that we need to always comply with the health protocols on public transport, in public places, and implement the health protocols when we arrive home to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission," she said.
She also reminded citizens who have traveled abroad to obey the quarantine policy to prevent virus transmission.
The spokesperson revealed that throughout 2021, the number of arrivals of Indonesian citizens who traveled abroad reached 514,251.
"Like what President Joko Widodo has conveyed on January 18, 2022, if people do not have urgent needs, they are advised to reduce activities at crowded places," she said.
The President has also advised people to work from home if they can, she added.
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Asmoro noted that the cooperation of all parties is key to the effective handling of COVID-19 because the community plays a vital role in prevention efforts to support the steps taken by the government.
"One of the examples is to register for vaccinations immediately, whatever the vaccine is. All vaccines have been proven to provide effective protection against all variants (of COVID-19)," she remarked.
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