While many Jakartans have flocked to convenience stores to stock up on medical supplies after the news of the country’s first Covid-19 cases, people in other regions reacted by hoarding herbs and medicinal plants that supposedly help prevent viral infections.
But such acts of panic buying have taken a toll on jamu (traditional herbal medicine) vendors, who have complained that the prices of the main ingredients for their drinks, such as red ginger, have soared.Sumini, a jamu vendor in Colomadu, Karanganyar regency, Central Java, bemoaned the price surge.
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