Jakarta will resume lockdown measures on Monday (Sept 14), Anies confirms


Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (left) and Deputy Governor Achmad Riza Patria (right) speak at a press conference at City Hall in the capital city. - The Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

JAKARTA, Sept 13 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has confirmed that the capital will return to full large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) on Monday (Sept 14), albeit with several relaxations, after months of “transitional PSBB”.

The governor said at a press conference on Sunday that the measures would last for two weeks and could be extended. “We feel that we need to enact stricter measures so that the rise in (Covid-19) cases in Jakarta can be controlled, ” he said.

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