Indonesia: Special task force formed after nearly 100 journalists contract Covid-19

Journalists take a screenshot of a Covid-19 information monitor in Bekasi, West Java. A special task force has been formed after many journalists contracted the virus. The IJTI has announced that 96 journalists and media workers have contracted Covid-19. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, July 25 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI) has announced that at least 96 journalists and electronic media workers have contracted Covid-19, prompting the group to establish a special task force to help curb the spread of infection among media workers.

The task force’s main duty was to compile a list of journalists who contracted the contagious respiratory illness, IJTI chairman Yadi Hendriana said. He said those wanting to report their possible exposure to the virus could fill out a form through https://forms.gle/pfHzEjBtRcoyGiwR9.