926
The Indonesian government is planning to cut quarantine days for international travelers from five to three according to a press release by the Coordinating Ministry of the Economy.
A certain celebrity who recently skipped quarantine might be cursing when she hears the news.
927
Jakarta, Tangerang, and Bekasi have been upgraded to PPKM level 1.
Regular schools can have 50% capacity, special needs schools 62-100% cap, kindys 33% with max 5 students per class.
Workplaces can have 75-100% cap depending on biz categories
Depok is on level 2, Bogor 3.
928
Active cases going down again. Now less than 12k
Cases: 4,244,761 (+403)
Recoveries: 4,089,419 (+784)
Deaths: 143,423 (+18)
Active cases: 11,919 (-399)
Vax 1: 120,052,587 (+390,339)
Vax 2: 74,088,927 (+389,944)
Vax 3: 1,138,188 (+4,011)
929
BPOM has approved the use of the Sinovac vaccine for children 6-11 years old with better immunity outcomes than on adults, which means vaccination program for younger kids can begin soon.
Approval decision for other vaccines will be announced as the results become available.
930
Flights in Java and Bali no longer require PCR test results according to Coord. Min. Muhadjir Effendi in a press conference just now. A negative antigen test result is enough, matching the flight requirement in other parts of the country.
For the rules, they are a-changing
931
Two men from Ukraine and Russia were deported from Bali this past weekend after arriving from Lombok in March with fake PCR papers made to look like they were issued by a Bali hospital. The dates on the papers didn’t match their trip 🤣
932
Active cases went up (although slightly) for the first time in months.
Cases: 4,244,358 (+523)
Recoveries: 4,088,635 (+497)
Deaths: 143,405 (+17)
Active cases: 12,318 (+9)
Vax 1: 119,662,248 (+510,430)
Vax 2: 73,698,983 (+408,295)
Vax 3: 1,134,177 (+3,795)
933
Thailand just added 63 countries, including Indonesia, to the list of allowed arrivals without quarantine from November 1. Intending visitors must be fully vaccinated.
934
35% fully vaccinated now, 2.6 million doses today, fewer new cases than yesterday
Cases: 4,243,835 (+620)
Recoveries: 4,088,138 (+698)
Deaths: 143,388 (+27)
Active cases: 12,309 (-105)
Vax 1: 119,151,818 (+1,462,704)
Vax 2: 73,290,688 (+1,229,611)
Vax 3: 1,130,382 (+8,457)
935
Number of new cases > number of recoveries for the 1st time in months
Cases: 4,243,215 (+683)
Recoveries: 4,087,440 (+681)
Deaths: 143,361 (+28)
Active cases: 12,414 (-26)
Vax 1: 117,689,114 (+1,068,833)
Vax 2: 72,061,077 (+961,208)
Vax 3: 1,121,925 (+5,043)
936
Mark Zuckerberg announced that the corporate name of his company is now Meta but the soul draining Facebook app and network retains its name.
Disappointingly there is nothing meta about this announcement.
937
2.1 million doses, new cases rising again, deaths back in the 30s
Cases: 4,242,532 (+723)
Recoveries: 4,086,759 (+984)
Deaths: 143,333 (+34)
Active cases: 12,440 (-295)
Vax 1: 116,620,281 (+1,117,757)
Vax 2: 71,089,869 (+986,251)
Vax 3: 1,116,882 (+3,483)
938
The movie that became the toys that are in the movies about toys that came from the movie #Lightyear
939
A man In Takalar, South Sulawesi claimed that BRI lost his savings of Rp700 billion, (US$50 million) deposited between 1995 and 2002. He has been trying to recover the money since with evidence of his deposits. The bank has yet to respond to media enquirers.
940
70m completely vaccinated. 2.1m got the jab in 24hr
Cases: 4,241,809 (+719)
Recoveries: 4,085,775 (+944)
Deaths: 143,299 (+29)
Active cases: 12,735 (-254)
Vax 1: 115,502,524 (+1,155,423)
Vax 2: 70,113,618 (+983,496)
Vax 3: 1,113,399 (+3,076)
941
The government has lowered the maximum price for real time PCR tests (max 24hr) to Rp 275k for Java-Bali and Rp300k everywhere else. The decision came as the government mulls on making PCR tests mandatory for all intercity travels.
942
Police has decided to charge influencer Rachel Vennya for fleeing a mandatory quarantine facility after her arrival from overseas. She is charged with violating the law on health quarantine and faces one year prison max if convicted.
944
This cop who was physically and aggressively assaulted by his commanding officer for failing to address a Zoom issue is apologizing for spreading the video of the assault, which went viral yesterday. Perfectly normal, no?
945
Would you pick up the call if you were lost?
946
Apparently about half of South Korea lost their internet connection yesterday. According to KT Corp it was due to a routing error instead of DDoS attack. Sure.
Indonesia:
947
Two public order agents were caught stark naked in bed with alleged prostitutes in Tangerang on Sunday during a raid. The agency’s municipal chief claimed that they were deep undercover and needed to go all the way to produce proof of online prostitution and expose the practice.
948
Active cases now <14k. But ummm... vax?
Cases: 4,240,479 (+460)
Recoveries: 4,083,690 (+1,236)
Deaths: 143,235 (+30)
Active cases: 13,554 (-806)
Vax 1: 113,424,379 (+391,611)
Vax 2: 68,264,009 (+348,569)
Vax 3: 1,107,424 (+4,600)
949
Two LRT trains reportedly crashed into one another during a test run in Cibubur area. Detik reported that rescuers are rushing to the scene. It is not clear whether anyone was hurt.
950
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