emergency partial lockdown implementation in bali agreed by president

Category : Adventure | Posted On Jul 05, 2021



As Covid-19 incidents continue to rise, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has agreed to begin imposing an emergency partial lockdown for Bali and Java.


After consulting with various ministries and regional administrations, Jokowi has decided to conduct an emergency partial lockdown in all areas of Bali and Java for 18 days in order to prevent Covid-19 transmissions, which have lately increased. “After consulting with our ministers and certain regional administrations, I have agreed to impose an emergency partial lockdown for Bali and Java from July 3rd to July 20th, 2021.” On Thursday (1/7), President Jokowi held a virtual news conference.


The new requirements of the emergency partial lockdown are as follows:

·  Each traveler on both land and air travel service must show a Covid-19 vaccine document

·  Each traveler must show a negative result of PCR test that is taken 2 days prior to their arrival at the airport, and negative rapid antigen test result is required for land transportation

·  100% of non-essential workers are required to work from home

·  In-person learning at school is not allowed

·  Essential service sector such as financial business, communication and information business must operate with only 50% of their capacity

·  Critical services sector such as energy, health, security, logistics, transportation, food and beverages, strategic projects and other industries that provide basic needs for people are allowed to operate with 100% of their staff with prevention protocols in place

·  Grocery stores and traditional market are allowed to operate until 8:00pm with only 50% of their capacity

·  Pharmacy is allowed to be fully operational

·  Shopping malls must be closed

·  Restaurants and cafes are not allowed to accept dine-in services

·  Construction sites are allowed to be fully operated

·  Religious places such as church, temple and mosque must be temporarily closed

·  Public facilities such as parks and tourist attractions must be closed

·  Public Events must be canceled

·  Wedding ceremonies are allowed but with 30 guests maximum


Despite the emergency partial shutdown, Denpasar Mayor IGN Jaya Negara indicated that he will not apply this strategy for Denpasar since the police had handled Covid-19 transmissions very effectively. “The Covid-19 transmissions in Denpasar are being managed very cautiously, and we are not currently facing any emergency situations.” As a result, we will not adopt such policy in our city.” Jaya Negara stated.


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