Indonesia extends mobility restrictions outside Java, Bali till Jan 17 as health ministry reports 265 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 3)

Students remove physical distancing signs from desks as schools transition to in-classroom teaching amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Jakarta on Monday (Jan 3, 2022). - AFP

JAKARTA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has decided to extend the policy on public mobility restrictions, locally known as PPKM, outside the islands of Java and Bali from Jan. 4 to 17, 2022 although Covid-19 cases continue to decline, a senior minister said on Monday.

The number of districts/cities with PPKM level 1 has currently increased from 191 to 227, those with level 2 dropped from 169 to 148, and those with level 3 decreased from 26 to 11, and no districts/cities were on status 4, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto told a virtual press conference on Monday.