People shopping for fruits at a market in Jakarta on Sunday (May 31). The Indonesian president has ordered his ministers, chiefs of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and the State Police (Polri) to massively deploy soldiers and policemen among the crowds to ensure that people follow the health protocols. - AFP
JAKARTA: Indonesia is gearing up for a new normal scenario on Sunday (May 31) despite the current growing number of Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the country with Saturday's tally totalling 25,773 and the death toll amounting to 1,573.
Currently, crowds of people are still seen in public places like traditional markets, bus stations, railway stations, airports and traffic, especially those in Indonesia's big cities including Jakarta, West Java's capital of Bandung, and the country's second largest city of Surabaya in East Java province.
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