TIME.CO, Jakarta – Top 3 World Cup Yesterday, President Jokowi’s decision to stop the PPKM attracted the attention of foreign media. Indonesia is believed to have experienced an explosion of Covid-19 cases.
Another top 3 world news is the US fighter plane nearly colliding with China. Finally, South Korea will implement a Covid-19 test for tourists from China. Here is the complete news:
1. International Media Highlights President Jokowi’s termination of the PPKM
Decree of President Joko Widodo o Jokowi Stop the Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) received global media attention on Friday, December 30, 2022.
Singapore’s leading media straittime, writes that Indonesia ended its Covid-19 public activity restriction scheme on Friday after the country saw no increase in daily cases for more than 10 consecutive months.
This policy means that Indonesia will no longer issue related restrictions COVID-19 for both assembly and mobility.
“But please remain cautious… People need to be more independent in preventing infection, detecting symptoms and seeking treatment,” President Joko Widodo said at a news conference.
Nikkei Asia page wrote the title Indonesia lifts all remaining COVID restrictions for the new year. Japan’s top corporate media, highlights on Indonesia once had the highest infection rate in Asia, but daily cases have dropped below 1,000 on most days in the past week, with relatively low hospitalizations and deaths.
“The fourth most populous country in the world has collectively recorded more than 6.7 million cases, with 160,583 deaths. Nearly 75% of the Indonesian population over the age of 6, or 174.7 million people, received two injections of vaccine and about 68.5 million have had at least one booster, according to data from the ministry of health,” the media wrote.
Malaysia free today Writing today, Indonesia has removed all remaining measures to control the spread of Covid-19, because a large part of the country’s population already has antibodies against the disease, President Joko Widodo said.
“There will no longer be restrictions on gatherings and movements,” the president said at a press conference, noting that the decision was made on the basis of the latest data on infections.
Hindustan Times wrote under the headline No masks, no tracking apps: Indonesia lifts remaining Covid restrictions on the termination of this PPKM.
“Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effectively and immediately, because most of the country’s population already has antibodies against the disease, President Joko Widodo said.”
“There will be no more restrictions on gatherings and movements,” President Jokowi told Media India.
Channelnewsasia or CNA extension title below Indonesia lifts COVID-19 restrictions amid low cases and hospitalizations for the news of the revocation of the PPKM.
“After more than 10 months of weighing and evaluating the amount, the government today decided to lift it PPKM extension”, said President Jokowi. “There will no longer be restrictions on gatherings and travel”.
