Jakarta declares emergency over coronavirus
JAKARTA — The governor of Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Friday (March 20) declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the city, the centre of Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak.
Passengers wearing face masks walk as they arrive at international terminal of Soekarno-Hatta Airport near Jakarta, amid the Covid-19 outbreak March 13, 2020.
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JAKARTA — The governor of Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Friday (March 20) declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the city, the centre of Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak.
Governor Anies Baswedan told a news conference that public entertainment would be stopped from Monday and public transportation limited. He urged companies to let staff work from home. REUTERS
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