Jakarta has re-entered partial lockdown for two weeks, despite the health ministry warning against restrictions due to their economic consequences.
INDEF recommended to the Government in March that it should prioritise public health over the economy."What's happened in Indonesia is the same as in the US.", authorities were hesitant to prevent citizens carrying out the traditional mass exodus to their hometowns, known locally as Mudik.Cases have now surpassed 225,000 and Indonesia has the highest death toll in the region.
The country is also facing its first recession since the Asian financial crisis of 1997, which unleashed mass protests, riots and a"That's going to make an Indonesian president somewhat nervous," Jeffrey Neilson of the Sydney South-East Asia Centre said. The Asian Development Bank this month projected Indonesia's economy would contract by 1 per cent in 2020,despite the fact the nation has earmarked 695.2 trillion rupiah for economic stimulus this year, much of which is directed at social assistance for the poor.
The Indonesian Government's handling of the pandemic has been criticised despite the nation trying to ward off coronavirus, as depicted in this mural.
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