Yogyakarta, Sept. 29 -- Governor of Yogyakarta Special Province Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has yet again extended the COVID-19 emergency response period until October 31, 2020.

"The emergency response status for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is extended until (another month) from Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2020," he noted.

The governor, concurrently sultan of Yogyakarta Kingdom, signed the decision to extend the COVID-19 emergency response for the fifth time on Tuesday.

In accordance with the decision, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has tasked the Yogyakarta vice governor with adopting precautionary measures to prevent and handle dire impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"(The measures) encompass efforts to rescue, evacuate, isolate, protect, ta...