JAKARTA, March 30 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said today he plans to impose stricter limits on mobility between regions and also to implement a large-scale policy of social distancing to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
“In implementing the policy of large scale social distancing, I ask that a regulation is prepared for clear guidance for provincial level governments,” Widodo said at the opening of a cabinet meeting.
Presidential spokesman Fadjroel Rachman said via Twitter Widodo was embarking on “a new stage of war against Covid-19, which is large scale social distancing with health quarantines.” — Reuters
