Jakarta, April 16 -- The COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported an increase in the number of red and orange zones on account of the high and moderate risk for COVID-19 transmission as of Sunday (April 11).

The development of the risk zonation map as of April 11, 2021, shows an increase in the number of red zones, or areas where there is high risk of transmission, from 10 to 11 districts and cities. The number of orange zones, or regions where there is moderate risk of transmission, has also increased, from 289 to 316 districts and cities, according to the task force.

"Six districts and cities, which were earlier classified as orange zones, have been designated as red zones this week," Wiku Adisasmito, the task force's spokesman, noted in...