Risk Assessment Report – 11 September 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 September 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
September 11, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 11 September 2020
Time Period Covered September 11, 2020 - September 11, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 28.2 million cases and more than 911,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
- The U.S. State Department said during an online ministerial meeting with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on September 10 that U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will open a regional office in Hanoi to increase its public health engagement in Southeast Asia. During Thursday's virtual U.S.-ASEAN foreign ministers meeting, the ministers highlighted the breadth and depth of U.S. engagement and commitment to the ASEAN region.
- Indonesia has recorded another record daily case number as the national task force confirmed 3,861 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the national total to 207,203. Indonesian government is currently preparing personnel from various institutions to jointly carry out an operation to ensure the implementation of the mask-wearing protocol in subdistricts and villages across Indonesia amid the current spike of confirmed COVID-19 cases. The operation will involve personnel from the Indonesian Military, the National Police, public order agencies (Satpol PP), as well as prosecutors and judges. COVID-19 Response and National Economic Recovery Committee chairman said that Indonesia’s President has directed that the country's 83,000 subdistricts and villages be at the forefront of COVID-19 management. The government has said that civil servants will be allowed to work from home in compliance with Jakarta's decision to reimpose full large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) starting Monday (September 14). However, the officials said that there should be work shifts that require 10-25% of civil servants to take turns performing their duties at their respective offices in some ministries, agencies and local administrations. All non-essential sectors in Jakarta must work from home, dine-in will not be allowed in restaurants, tourist destinations will be closed and large gatherings are banned.
Risk Assessment Report – 11 September 2020