The JTA plans to temporarily suspend the operation of Greater Jakarta-based intercity and interprovincial (AKAP) buses starting Monday.
Health
The Indonesian health care system has been exposed with shortages of hospital beds and medical supplies, with staff concerned that PPE will soon be unavailable.
State-owned operator PT KAI has canceled 28 routes of long-distance trains departing from Gambir, Pasar Senen and Jakarta Kota stations in Jakarta in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) in Central Jakarta has extended its closure to May 29 in response to the alarming spread of COVID-19 across the capital city.
COVID-19 has done more to close borders, reverse globalisation, decouple supply chains and marginalise multilateral institutions than the most fervent efforts of the world’s populist nationalists.
Despite feeling better, Riki is stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare and cannot leave the hospital, potentially taking up one of the scarce beds at a time when the country is scrambling to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has extended the state of emergency in the capital city to April 19 in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia’s rate of the spread of the novel coronavirus has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said as he announced an additional A$1.1 billion to expand telemedicine care and other health services.
Water pump company KSB Indonesia has revitalized the communal bathing facilities in Jakarta slums, giving residents access to clean water and handwashing facilities, critical for containing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Like the end-of-the-world scenario from Nevil Shute’s On the Beach, a feeling of impending desolation seems to hang over Indonesia as it waits for what experts fear may be a slowly-ticking bomb nearing the point of detonation.
With 893 confirmed infections as of Thursday, government officials and experts have expressed worry that the exodus might trigger an explosion of cases and deaths.
COVID-19 cases remain geographically concentrated in Jakarta (463) and the rest of Java island (246), but the virus has spread to nearly the entire archipelago.
Indonesian stocks rallied more than 10 percent on Thursday following gains in the US market, but analysts warn it may be temporary.
Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said the country has no plan to implement capital control measures to stop outflows due to coronavirus fears, saying that its foreign exchange reserve is more than enough.
I am deeply concerned that COVID-19 cases have been found in ITB and unfortunately the number is likely to grow. Therefore…
Turning this emerging model into a confidence building policy package that can be applied more broadly in a future pandemic everywhere from the neighbourhood (Indonesia) to a faltering G7 member (Italy) will require some skilful multilateral institutional work.
