Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - The Riau provincial government has extended micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM) to another two weeks until May 31, 2021, on account of the high count of COVID-19 cases.
Extension of the public activity restriction policy was stipulated in the Riau governor's instruction letter on extending public activity restrictions at the village level to the neighborhood association/community unit (RT/RW) level, Secretary of the Riau Provincial COVID-19 Handling Task Force Jenri Salmon Ginting stated here on Tuesday.
"It is true that Mr. governor, in his capacity as chief of the (provincial) COVID-19 handling task force, has extended the micro-scale public activity restrictions in districts and municipalities across Riau starting from today," he remarked.
The micro-scale public activity restrictions were extended at the village level and RT/WR level on account of the development in COVID-19 cases in each district or municipality, he noted.
"Hence, the extension of public activity restrictions takes into account the criteria of zones in controlling (COVID-19) until the lower level, RT/RW level," he added.
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