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Indonesian capital extends social restrictions for 14 days

Governor of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta Anies Baswedan has announced that he officially extended the transitional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another 14 days, starting on July 16.
Indonesian capital extends social restrictions for 14 days ảnh 1In Jakarta (Photo: Jakarta Post)
Jakarta (VNA) - Governor of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta AniesBaswedan has announced that he officially extended the transitionallarge-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another 14 days, starting on July 16.

He explainedthat the COVID-19 positivity rate in Jakarta for the past week had increased to5.9 percent from 4.4 percent and even 3.1 percent in the early PSBB stage.

On July 16, Jakarta recorded 304 new infection cases,raising the total number to 15,447.

The CivilAviation Authority of Thailand on July 17 prohibited all transit flightswith COVID-19 infected passengers following China’s temporary ban of twoThai registered airlines after several passengers tested positive upon arrivalin China.

Also on July 17,the Philippine recorded 17 new deaths and 1,841 new infections, bringing thetotal numbers to 1,660 and 63,001, respectively, with Manila being the largest sourceof infections and deaths from the disease./.
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