'Very possible' for Indonesia's broad emergency COVID-19 curbs to be extended beyond Jul 20: Minister

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JAKARTA: Indonesia's coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday (Jul 16) that it is very possible ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia's coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday that it is very possible for broad emergency community restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 to be extended, as cases continue to spike.

Mr Pandjaitan had been appointed by President Joko Widodo to oversee the implementation of PPKM Emergency. “The issue right now we are facing is also outside of Java and Bali. The number of Delta variants in Lampung , Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara is also high. This is another issue that we have to tackle. We are not only thinking about Java but also outside of Java,” he said.

In a separate press conference on Friday, religious minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said there are plans to convert 27 haj centres into COVID-19 hospitals and isolation facilities. The haj centres were originally used to house pilgrims from out of town before they travel to their religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.from performing the haj, the centres have been empty.

 

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