RESTRICTIONS STILL IN PLACE
Jakarta’s Large-Scale Social Restrictions officially extended to 30 July.
MEASURES
- The province of DKI Jakarta decided to re-extend the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) during the first phase of transition for two weeks or 14 days. PSBB transition period is extended from 17 July to 30 July 2020. As of 16 July, the cumulative number of positive cases COVID-19 in DKI Jakarta reached 15,466 cases where out of these, 9,857 people were declared to have recovered, while 722 people succumbed to the infection. 777 patients of the total COVID-19 cases are still hospitalised and 4,110 people are going through self-isolation at home. A new COVID-19 case chart at the transition tends to climb.
- The Exit and Entrance Permit (SIKM) requirement is no longer needed to enter and leave Jakarta since 14 July. However, people that want to enter or leave Jakarta must now obtain a new permit called the Corona Likelihood Metric (CLM) application, by completing a self-assessment form. The CLM application can be done through the application or the website https://jaki.jakarta.go.id/.
New Decree stipulates rapid tests are to be conducted only for special situations.
MEASURES
- The Ministry of Health issued a new regulation on the implementation of rapid tests for COVID-19, which now stipulates that rapid tests are only applied for special situations. This is stipulated under the Minister of Health Decree No. HK.01.07/MENKES/413/2020 on Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19.
- The use of rapid tests is not for diagnostics. However, in conditions with limited RT-PCR (Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction) examination capacity, rapid tests can be used for screening in the specific populations and special situations.
- The specific situation applies to travelers, including returning Indonesian Migrant Workers, especially in the National Land-Border Crossing Post (Pos Lintas Batas Darat Negara/PLBDN) areas. Moreover, the rapid test is aimed at strengthening contact tracing in areas such as prisons, nursing and rehabilitation homes, boarding houses, and in vulnerable groups. While for diagnostic purposes, the government is currently following the World Health Organization (WHO) directive that recommends molecular examinations for all patients suspected of being infected with COVID-19. The recommended method is the molecular detection method/NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Test) such as the RT-PCR examination.