Pandemic Covid-19: Social restriction and compulsory face masks wearing

Last updated on May 11th, 2021 at 09:05 am

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Agus Wibowo introduced on Sunday that the “large-scale social restrictions” protocol, or PSBB, will be enacted in a quantity of Indonesian areas as of these days on Monday, April 6.

However, the BNPB spokesman did not point out in element involving the regions that will be subjected to the strict physical distancing rule.

Referring to the Health Ministry’s Regulation No.9/2020 on the large-scale social restriction, the Health Ministry have to impose the PSBB two days after an official request has been filed through a regional leader.

Commission IX House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Melki Laka Lena stated Fakfak Regent in Papua and Jakarta have despatched official requests.

Notably, Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan had already requested on April 2 for the capital city to enact the large-scale social restrictions, as Jakarta stays to be the hardest-hit location in phrases of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths.

Sanctions on Social Restriction

Doni Monardo, the Chief of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 Task Force, announced today, April 6, that human beings violating regulations stated in the large-scale social restriction or PSBB order would be sanctioned.

He predicted people to be disciplined and obey the regulations. According to him, the authorities has organized a number of protocols as a tenet for the implementation of the strict physical distancing in a bid to synchronize the views between the central authorities and local administrations.

However, he claimed his facet had no longer but allowed any vicinity to enter the large-scale social limit fame even though quite a few areas had submitted their proposals.

“Regional heads are asked to whole them with motion and preparedness plans. So the PSBB will be nicely implemented,” he concluded.

The National Police announced that it has acted upon three thousand humans in East Java who violated the social restrictions amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by using forming public gatherings. These human beings had been now not taken into custody however have been required to signal an settlement to now not repeat the offense.

“Due to their ignorance, we took them to the police station. 3,000 individuals of the public had been required to signal an settlement to no longer re-offend,” stated the Indonesian National Police (Polri) spokesman, Brigadier General Argo Yuwono on Monday.

Police nationwide have commenced to act firmly towards humans that do no longer heed to the country wide protocol to reduce the coronavirus chain of transmission. Prior to a brief arrest, authorities would at first order humans gathering in public areas to disperse.

The sorts of public gatherings that authorities motivate now not to behavior encompass universal social gatherings such as non secular gatherings, seminars, concerts, festivals, bazaars, night time markets, exhibitions, up to wedding ceremony receptions.

Meanwhile in Jakarta, the Metro Jaya Police have carried out arrests on 18 humans up to April 3, who had been responsible of the identical offense amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Face masks is compulsory

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made it obligatory for all Indonesians to put on face masks in public to forestall them from transmitting or contracting the novel coronavirus ailment (COVID-19).

To this end, the authorities ought to make certain the availability of face masks to meet the people’s demand, he informed cabinet members during a videoconference meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

In the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, WHO officers had advised that these falling sick ought to always put on face masks, especially whilst venturing outdoors.

As of Monday, April 6, Indonesia has announced 2,491 confirmed cases, whilst death toll from COVID-19 is recorded at 209, whilst 164 patients are discharged from hospitals after medical doctors declared they have thoroughly recovered.

State-commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (PT KCI) is set to impose a rule on April 12 requiring passengers to wear face masks in KCI-managed stations and trains. This is certainly one of many attempts adopted with the aid of the operator to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The mask that KCI recommends are the two-ply reusable face mask made of cloth. However, PT KCI maintains to encourage human beings to keep a safe physical distance among passengers, continuously wash one’s hands, and to most effective interact in vital travel.

PT KCI’s health and safety protocol come after Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan formally ordered three city-owned transportation agencies; Transjakarta, MRT, and LRT, to reject humans who are not wearing face masks that intend to tour on the 3 way of transportation.

The mass-dissemination of the coronavirus safety protocol can be carried out from April 6 to April 11, before it is required beginning from April 12. According to the statistics from the Indonesian Health Ministry, the virus that initially started in China’s province of Wuhan had already claimed 198 lives in keeping with April 3.