Jokowi calls for ‘immediate’ PPKM review amid Covid-19 spike

Keeping alert: An Indonesian Red Cross member spraying disinfectant at the National Museum that is closed as the Omicron coronavirus variant spreads in Jakarta. — Reuters

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered an immediate evaluation of how the public activity restrictions (PPKM) policy has been implemented across the country amid the current spike in infections largely driven by the highly contagious Omicron strain.

The President said he had instructed Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan and Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto to head the evaluation.