A women is washing her hands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Jakarta, on Monday (July 20). The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia surpassed 50,000 in June, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the government is allowing businesses to reopen amid increasing economic pressure. - AP
JAKARTA, July 20 (Xinhua): Indonesia will continue to carry out the social safety net programme next year in a bid to pare down risks of the Covid-19 pandemic and bolster the weakening buying power.
Head of the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Finance Ministry Febrio Kacaribu said on Monday that for 2021, the social safety net program will be continued.
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