Indonesian President Joko Widodo has emphasised that the public health remains the government's top priority amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. - The Jakarta Post/Asian News Network
JAKARTA, Oct 4 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Lockdowns are unnecessary and can unduly harm the economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said as the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia enters its eighth month.
In a video posted on the Presidential Secretariat’s official YouTube channel, Jokowi reiterated that public health was the government’s number one priority, but added a caveat.
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