Indonesian state palace vows to comply with virus protocol after Jokowi, ministers seen without masks


Jokowi (right) and some of his ministers seen without masks during a Cabinet meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday. - Kompas

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The State Palace vowed compliance with health protocol on Tuesday after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and several ministers faced criticism on social media for not wearing masks in photographs taken during a Cabinet meeting on Monday.

In the photos posted on the Cabinet Secretariat's Twitter account @setkabgoid on Monday, Jokowi was seen without a mask while leading a limited Cabinet meeting discussing the Covid-19 pandemic and the national economic recovery at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.

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