Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant to a residential area at Sleman district in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 29, 2021. (Photo by Joni/Xinhua) Currently there is a trend of increasing active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia, which must be watched out after the Eid festivities, an official said. The government has also been on alert of the spread of new variants of the virus. By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, May 30 (Xinhua) Concerns.
Law enforcement officers stop a motorist not wearing face masks at a checkpoint as officials enforce government regulations amid the Covid-19 coronavirus in Banda Aceh on May 28, 2021. - AFP
JAKARTA, May 30 (Xinhua): Concerns about an increase in positive cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia following the Aidilfitri (Hari Raya) may come true as the government has predicted that there would be a rise in the cases by 50 per cent in mid-June.
Chairman of the National Committee for Handling Covid-19 and Economic Recovery cum Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said that currently there is a trend of increasing active cases of Covid-19, which must be watched out after the Eid festivities.
Jakarta, May 30 (IANS) Concerns about a Covid-19 resurgence in Indonesia following the Eid al-Fitr may come true as the government has predicted that there would be a 50 per cent rise in positive cases in mid-June.
Roundup: Indonesia to see surge in COVID-19 cases in mid-June
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By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, May 29 (Xinhua) Concerns about an increase in positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia following the Eid al-Fitr may come true as the government has predicted that there would be a rise in the cases by 50 percent in mid-June. Chairman of the National Committee for Handling COVID-19 and Economic Recovery cum Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said that currently there is a trend of increasing active cases of COVID-19, which must be watched out after the Eid festivities. The daily confirmed active cases began to show an increasing trend in recent days in the country. According to the Health Ministry on Saturday, the COVID-19 cases in the country rose by 6,565 within one day to 1,809,926, with the death toll adding by 162 to 50,262.
JAKARTA - Indonesia on Saturday (May 15) implemented random Covid-19 tests and mandatory checks on travellers returning from their hometowns following Hari Raya Aidilfitri, in a bid to stave off a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The random tests will be carried out in 21 locations on travellers departing from provinces across Java island to Jakarta, said Mr Airlangga Hartarto, head of the Covid-19 mitigation and national economic recovery committee.
It is also mandatory for all travellers from Sumatra island to the capital via Bakauheni port in Lampung to produce Covid-19 test results that show they are free of the virus.
Mr Airlangga said on a talk show: It is expected that these measures can monitor the movements of people, to avert a spike in cases in the capital and other regions.