JAKARTA, May 11 (Xinhua)): At least 1.2 million Indonesian people in the national capital Jakarta have left the city to celebrate Eid al-Fitr/Hari Raya Aidilfirtri in their hometowns despite the government's prohibition to travel amid Covid-19 concerns, the Jakarta Police chief has said.
"The number of people leaving Jakarta is estimated around 1.2 million," the Jakarta Police's Chief Fadil Imran said at the city police headquarters on Tuesday.
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