Mosques usually filled for Friday prayers and streets normally clogged with cars and motorcycles are empty as authorities in Indonesia’s capital enforced stricter measures to halt the coronavirus’ spread after deaths spiked in the past week.
People wear masks at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 10, 2020. Authorities began stricter measures to halt the new coronavirus' spread in Indonesia's capital Friday, with its normally congested streets empty after death toll spiked in the past week.
Widodo cited Indonesian’s cultural characteristics and discipline and the potential economic damage for ruling out a lockdown. But the Jakarta governor has been seeking tougher restrictions as concerns over undetected cases are raised. “I know this policy is hard enough to carry out,” Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan told a video conference late Thursday night. “But this was made to save lives and break the chain of coronavirus transmission.”
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