JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia’s most populous island of Java has become the country’s epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, prompting calls for heightened containment efforts, including by imposing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the entire region.
All six provinces on the island, home to some 151 million people and covers just 7 per cent of the archipelago’s area, have become red zones for Covid-19 infections.
However, even with the eyebrow-raising figures, only Jakarta and West Java have imposed PSBB measures so far. “Especially within the next two weeks, our chances are probably until the Idul Fitri day. We must make the most of it, ” Jokowi said while warning against easing restrictions too soon. East Java administration has extended Greater Surabaya’s PSBB status until May 25. The administration discovered a recent spike in infection clusters that include 72 positive cases so far, mainly in Surabaya but also among homebound travelers from Jakarta.
The administration is still trying to trace 1,116 of some 1,500 people who attended an international tabligh in South Sulawesi, after at least 16 Brebes residents tested positive upon returning.
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