JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Several passengers on an Indonesian ferry jumped into the sea and swam ashore after authorities sought to block the vessel docking due to fears of suspected coronavirus cases, as tensions rise over the spread of the disease across the archipelago.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - Several passengers on an Indonesian ferry jumped into the sea and swam ashore after authorities sought to block the vessel docking due to fears of suspected coronavirus cases, as tensions rise over the spread of the disease across the archipelago.
"We ask for the passengers to cooperate with health protocols before disembarking from the ship and refrain from any actions that could be harmful," Wisnu Handoko, an official at the transport ministry, said in a statement. In a sign of growing anxiety about the spread of the coronavirus, residents in Maumere gathered at the port to protest the ship's arrival on Tuesday .
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