The Governor of the Indonesian capital says tough measures needed because surge in cases is pushing the health system to collapse. Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan says the Indonesian capital will head back into lockdown as it steps up efforts to tackle what he said was an “emergency – more pressing than the start of the pandemic.”
From Monday, all offices will be closed except for businesses in 11 “essential” fields. Entertainment venues will be shut down and all gatherings banned. Religious events will only be allowed at the village level for people who live in the area, he added.
Baswedan said the measures were necessary because modelling showed the capital’s hospitals would be overwhelmed by September 17 if no action was taken.
Indonesia has recorded 8,336 deaths from coronavirus, the most in Southeast Asia.
Source: aljazeera.com/news
Thursday, May 7, 2026
