Uphill battle for task force

Educating the public: The national Covid-19 task force says it’s a worrying trend that many Indonesians around the country are still not heeding their call to take precautions. Although free rapid test for the coronavirus in Jakarta are offered, there are those who are shying away from it. — The Straits times/ANN

The nation is facing an uphill challenge during a transition period towards a new normal in many cities as people joined crowds, disobeyed health protocols, and resisted mass testing for the coronavirus.

The national Covid-19 task force yesterday highlighted incidents ranging from people hijacking the body of a Covid-19 patient being transported by hospital staff to a gravesite, wet market traders shunning mass testing, to a nightclub urging customers to delete social media posts on a party the night before.