Indonesia President Joko Widodo declares Covid-19 coronavirus 'national disaster', gives task force broader authority
JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has declared the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia a"non-natural national disaster" in a Presidential Decree.
The decree also states that efforts to mitigate the outbreak are to be led by the Covid-19 Task Force with the cooperation of regional administrations, ministries and national agencies. Some regions with a high number of cases have declared large-scale social restrictions . They are Jakarta; the municipalities of Bogor, Depok and Bekasi; Bogor and Bekasi regencies; the municipalities of Tangerang and South Tangerang; and Tangerang regency and Pekanbaru municipality.
"The government will remain consistent with the PSBB policy, but the Covid-19 task force will have broader authority," National Disaster Mitigation Agency head Doni Monardo told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
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