A resident passes by a closed road in Pedawang village, Kudus regency, Central Java, on June 1. Authorities placed 42 villages across the regency on local lockdowns following a surge in Covid-19 cases detected after the Idul Fitri holiday in May. - Antara
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Some regions reporting a surge in Covid-19 cases are aware that stricter curbs and larger-scale lockdown are needed to contain transmissions, but their hands are tied as the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration remains unmoved on its widely criticised micro-scale restrictions.
Among them is Yogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono X, who is also the Yogyakarta sultan.
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