JAKARTA: Indonesia's capital Jakarta announced a two-week extension of its state of emergency following the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, ...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's capital Jakarta announced a two-week extension of its state of emergency following the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, its governor said on Saturday.
Anies Baswedan told reporters on a video conference call that the state of emergency, imposed on Mar 20 to try to slow the spread of the virus in Southeast Asia’s biggest city, would be extended until Apr 19."We're preparing ways to anticipate all possibilities that could happen in the city," Baswedan said.READ: Indonesia COVID-19 plans"in tatters" as infections surge
Indonesia's chief security minister Mahfud MD said on Friday that the government was considering a plan to ban"mudik" - the tradition which sees millions of Indonesians leave towns and cities for their native villages at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in May.Indonesia confirmed 109 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total cases in the country to 1,155, a health ministry official said.
The airline AirAsia Indonesia said in a statement posted on its website on Saturday that it would suspend flights starting on Apr 1. Domestic flights are due to resume on Apr 21 and international flights to restart on May 17.
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