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| A COVID-19 crunch hits Jakarta as requests for tighter controls increase. |
Keep watching: On July 14, 2022, teenagers congregate in a park close to Dukuh Atas MRT station in Central Jakarta. In compliance with public activity restrictions (PKKM) intended to stop the spread of COVID-19, the municipal administration has informed the public that anyone seen lingering in the park after 10 p.m. will be removed. Muhammad Amirullah/COMET News
Jakarta, the country's current COVID-19 hotspot once more, has witnessed a dramatic increase in caseload this week to a level not seen in months, prompting calls for stronger regulations.
As a result of the rapidly spreading Omicron, the capital, which is now subject to the lowest of the four tiers of public activity restrictions (PPKM), is witnessing a worrying rise in new cases.
