Fakultas : FISIP

Prodi : D3 Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : A, B dan C
Mata Kuliah : PRE-INTERMEDIATE READING
Semester : III
Dosen : Elfrida BR. Silalahi., S.Pd.,M.Pd.

Analyzing these articles base on “CLUES”

a. On the lines
b. Among the lines
c. Between the lines and
d. Beyond the lines

1. Article

COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although
some other strains may have been ruled out.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020, after a dance
instructor and her mother tested positive for the virus. Both were infected from a Japanese
national.
By 9 April, the pandemic had spread to all 34 provinces in the country. Jakarta, East Java, and
West Java are the worst-hit provinces, together accounting around 47% of the national total
cases. The largest increase of new cases in a single day occurred on 3 December, when 8,369
cases were announced. At most 6,983 recoveries and 258 fatalities were ever recorded within a
span of 24 hours. On 13 July, the recoveries exceeded active cases for the first time.
As of 30 December, Indonesia has reported 735,124 cases, the highest in Southeast Asia, ahead
of the Philippines. In terms of death numbers, Indonesia ranks third in Asia and 17th in the
world.[6] Review of data, however, indicated that the number of deaths may be much higher than
what has been reported as those who died with acute COVID-19 symptoms but had not been
confirmed or tested were not counted in the official death figure.
Indonesia has tested 4,875,480 people against its 269 million population so far, or around 18,084
people per million.[8] The World Health Organization has urged the nation to perform more
tests, especially on suspected patients.
Instead of implementing a nationwide lockdown, the government had approved large-scale social
restrictions (Indonesian: Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar, abbreviated as PSBB) for some
regencies and cities. Starting from late May, they began to apply new normal, along with another
green and yellow zone regions. This policy received much criticism and is considered as a
'disaster' due to the still increasing number of cases.

2. Article

Indonesia Disbands Radical Islamic Group Over Charges of Violence

Dec. 30, 2020, 5:43 a.m.

Islamic Defenders Front, on the left, at a gathering for the return of Rizieq Shihab in Jakarta,
Indonesia, last month. BANGKOK — The hard-line Islamic Defenders Front was outlawed by
the Indonesian government on Wednesday and ordered to cease all activities less than two
months after its fiery leader, Rizieq Shihab, returned from self-imposed exile and pledged to lead
a “moral revolution.”.
In a statement signed by top officials and the national police chief, the government said that
members of the group had engaged in terrorist and criminal acts and that activities organized by
the group had disturbed public order.
Mr. Rizieq, 55, a cleric who claims to be descended from the Prophet Muhammad, is accused of
violating coronavirus protocols by holding gatherings of thousands of people. He surrendered to
the police earlier this month and faces up to six years in prison. Days before his arrest, six of
his bodyguards were shot and killed by the police in what the authorities said was self-defense.
Mr. Rizieq remains in jail.
The order dissolving the group said that its government registration had lapsed last year and that
it was no longer a recognized organization. It is now banned from conducting activities and using
its logo, a triangular symbol with a star at the center and its name in Indonesian and Arabic
lettering
The government said that 29 members of the group had been convicted of committing acts of
terror, but provided no details or evidence. It said 100 had been convicted of other crimes.
“With this prohibition, it has no legal standing,” said Indonesia’s minister for political, legal and
security affairs, Mohammad Mahfud MD, referring to the group.
A spokesman for the group, Novel Bamukmin, said members would not be deterred by the
dissolution of the organization, commonly known by its Indonesian acronym, F.P.I.