A health worker takes a swab sample from a girl for COVID-19 test in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, June 14, 2021. The confirmed cases in Indonesia rose by 8,189 within one day to 1,919,547, with the death toll adding by 237 to 53,116, the health ministry said. (Photo by Supriyanto/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has extended its micro-scale restrictions which ended on Monday for another 14 days to June 28 to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a senior minister.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that offices located in the red zone are only allowed to accommodate a maximum of 25 percent of employees, while the rest should work from home.
The risk of COVID-19 transmission in different parts of the country were tagged by colors of red, orange, yellow and green, in which the red zone refers to an area with a high risk, and the green zone means being free of new cases.
"Offices in the orange or yellow zones are allowed to be occupied by a maximum of 50 percent of employees," added Hartarto, who also heads the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee.
The operation of shopping centers and restaurants is only allowed until 9:00 p.m. local time with a maximum of 50 percent of visitors under strict health protocols.
Schools in the red zone are not allowed to hold offline (face-to-face) learning, and all students should take classes online.
The government also asked people in the red zone to worship at home for the next two weeks.
The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 8,189 within one day to 1,919,547, with the death toll adding by 237 to 53,116, the Health Ministry said on Monday. Enditem
