Gravediggers lower a coffin into a grave in Pondok Ranggon public cemetery in East Jakarta on Oct. 5. Many Indonesians fear the stigma surrounding Covid-19 and have pushed back on health protocols as a result. - JP/ANN This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Jakarta bylaw aims to punish COVID-19 naysayers - City - The Jakarta Post". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/10/21/jakarta-bylaw-aims-to-punish-covid-19-naysayers.html. Download The Jakarta Post app for easier and faster news access: Android: http://bit.ly/tjp-android iOS: http://bit.ly/tjp-ios
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Jakarta has become the second region in the country to issue a Covid-19-related bylaw after the City Council and the administration agreed to endorse a set of provisions on Monday (Oct 19) to penalise stigma-related noncompliance with Covid-19 policies.
The final draft of the bylaw, which was obtained by The Jakarta Post, stipulates new punitive measures, namely a maximum fine of Rp 5 million (US$340) for people who refuse to take polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, refuse to undergo Covid-19 treatment or vaccination, escape from healthcare or isolation facilities or insist on taking the remains of people who have died of a probable or confirmed case of the disease.
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