Little Covid-19 protection for disaster victims

Severe damage: Indonesian president Joko Widodo (second from right) talking to an official as he inspects an earthquake-damaged government building in Mamuju, West Sulawesi. — AP

THE National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is pushing for Covid-19 safety compliance during disaster response and among people taking shelter following a string of fatal disasters that struck several regions across the archipelago over the last two weeks.

Agency spokesperson Raditya said on Sunday that health protocols would continue to be enforced amid the ongoing emergency in the wake of earthquakes in West Sulawesi, major flooding in South Kalimantan and deadly landslides in West Java.