Jokowi refuses to impose lockdown on Jakarta
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Budi Sutrisno
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta / Mon, March 30, 2020 / 07:25 pm
Firefighters spray disinfectant on the capital's main thoroughfares, Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Jendral Sudirman on March 30. (JP/P.J.Leo)
While once again dismissing the option of imposing a lockdown on the capital, the government said on Monday that it would instead impose stricter regulations on social distancing coupled with “civil emergency measures”, a move that critics warn could exacerbate the coronavirus crisis.
After a virtual Cabinet meeting on Monday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed his Cabinet to prepare regulations on mass social distancing based on Law No. 6/2018 on Health Quarantine that restricts movement in particular regions....
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