Firmness Determines the Success
Starting April 24, the government will ban Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), especially for residents from COVID-19 red zones such as Greater Jakarta. The implementation of the ban requires firmness.
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People wait in chairs arranged to maintain safe physical distance on Tuesday outside the Lumbung Pangan food bazaar at JX International in Surabaya, East Java. The food bazaar, which runs to July 21, is offering staple foods like rice, sugar, cooking oil, eggs, fish, meat and garlic below market prices.
Starting April 24, the government will ban Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), especially for residents from COVID-19 red zones such as Greater Jakarta. The implementation of the ban requires firmness.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The firmness of the government along with strict operational arrangements will determine the success of the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) ban, which will come into force on Friday (4/24/2020). If this policy is well implemented, it can prevent the emergence of hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 cases.