Patria affirmed that the Jakarta provincial government supports the government’s decision regarding the mask mandate.
“Thus, we are grateful that the community is allowed to not wear masks in open spaces,” Patria remarked here on Wednesday.
However, older adults and those experiencing symptoms are still urged to keep wearing their masks.
The deputy governor noted that the Jakarta government will issue a regulation related to the mask mandate.
Patria stated that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Jakarta had declined, from an average of two percent to 1.29 percent after the Eid al-Fitr period.
“In fact, there is a decline in the (positivity) rate in the last seven days,” he remarked.
He asserted that the government will continue to monitor and evaluate the pandemic situation.
Earlier, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sdaikin stated that the high level of awareness among members of the community on health protocol compliance was one factor that had contributed to the government’s decision to ease more COVID-19 restrictions.
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Sadikin noted that the initial step in the transition to the endemic phase is the lifting of the mask mandate in open spaces that are not crowded with people.
Apart from the mask-wearing mandate, the government has also lifted the obligation for fully vaccinated travelers, both domestic and international, to show a COVID-19 test result before traveling.
The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was confirmed in March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of May 18, 2022, the nation has recorded a total of 6,051,532 COVID-19 cases, 5,891,190 recoveries, and 156,498 deaths.
Meanwhile, the task force data shows that Jakarta has, so far, recorded 1,249,142 COVID-19 cases, 1,233,020 recoveries, and 15,281 deaths.
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