Saturday, March 21, 2020

Jakarta is closed for 14 days from 23 March 2020 to combat COVID-19

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA



22 March 2020 is the last day to leave Jakarta for other cities. Cancel non-essential travel to Jakarta.

According to The Jakarta Post on 22 March 2020, all offices in Jakarta are urged to close down their premises in their efforts to contain the spread of the CCP virus / SARS-CoV-2, which is responsible for the 18 covid deaths in the megatropolis.

Jakarta has recorded more than 200 covid cases as of 22 March 2020.

Under the city lock down measures, all offices that do not have essential services to the public must be closed for 14 days while those offices that are not able to implement the measure must reduce the number of employees to the minimum. 

It is confirmed that all Government administrative offices of Indonesia in Jakarta, including the Directorate-General Intellectual Property (DGIP), are closed from 23 March 2020 to 5 April 2020.

The Jakarta Police, Jakarta Military Command and provincial administrations will be on field to ensure everyone follows the city lock down order.

Among the lock down measures of Jakarta are closures of religious places of worship, state-owned offices, places of education and shopping areas. Tourism sites in Jakarta have been closed since last week. All Jakarta residents and foreign expatriates are urged to work from home if possible.

Public transportation services are continuing to function during this period while Garuda Indonesia has allowed ticket refunds. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's operations remain normal but flight cancellations remain very high.

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