Many companies are still operating during the period of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital. Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Agency discovered that because they earn permission from the Industry Ministry. “I inspect companies that are not exempted [from the PSBB order] but having a permit from the Industry Ministry to carry out their normal activities during the …

The city’s underprivileged residents will receive staple foodstuffs or ‘sembako’ that distributed by the Jakarta administration. This step taken by the Jakarta administration to help them that are financially-affected by the regulations concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The distribution of staple foodstuffs will be completed before the city’s large-scale social restriction (PSBB) protocol is imposed on Friday. “The Jakarta administration …

The request of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, who proposed to President Jokowi to impose regional quarantine was rejected. The reason for Anies’s proposal is because Jakarta is the epicentrum of the distribution of coronavirus. However, the President chose a social scale restriction in place of the area quarantine or lockdown. The Government of DKI Jakarta itself has …

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government’s policy to stop inter-city inter-provincial bus (AKAP) operations must be delayed. Because the plan was ‘not’ approved by the center. DKI Jakarta Provincial Governor Anies Baswedan was reluctant to comment regarding the cancellation of the plan. He said the Transportation Agency (Dishub) knew more about the cancellation details. “That will be the Head of the …

The plan to replace the access plan will be carried out by the Bekasi City Government by tightening the movement of people by carrying out the transition. However, the Mayor of Bekasi, Rahmat Effendi, refused to call the lockdown. Rahmat explained, this plan still needed approval from the local leadership meeting (muspida). “If later we have a meeting with the …

At present medical workers throughout Indonesia are struggling to put themselves in the forefront to fight the growing number of Covid-19 pandemic. Every effort has been made, from juggling the Grand Cempaka Business Hotel to a residence for medical workers to recruiting thousands of doctors, nurses, laboratory staff and final-level medical students as volunteers. “Most of the cases continue to …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the use of the Covid-19 rapid test tool was not used randomly but was prioritized based on criteria which risked transmission first. “This rapid-testing tool is not used randomly. And also not to do mass testing in open areas, “Anies said on his Twitter account, Monday, March 23. Anies also asserted, in this phase …

In order to protect the public from transmitting the coronavirus (Covid-19), the National Police on Monday issued a warning against non-essential public gatherings because it could increase the likelihood of transmitting the virus. For those who violate, could risk imprisonment. Public gatherings, including wedding parties and hanging out at coffee shops can now become a crime as the country continues …

Panic buying becomes one of response from public amid the full-alert status of COVID-19 pandemic. In order to avoid that, Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Sunday said the provincial government has decided to limit food sales in retail stores. Anies said there were limits on food sales to control panic buying by the association of retailers. “The association of …

Government Spokesperson related to Corona virus as well as Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, dr. Achmad Yurianto responded to the statement of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan who mentioned the risk of Corona virus contamination on the KRL-2 route on the Bogor-Depok-Jakarta City route was indeed possible. “It’s possible, …