JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Monday (Mar 30) that the government is formulating a regulation that would pave the way for cities and provinces across the country to impose a virtual lockdown, so as to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The regulation would serve as a guideline for regional governments to implement what the president described as “large scale social distancing” and “areal quarantine”, which includes the closing down of non-essential services and a strict