Pandemic fatigue setting in

Safety precaution: Law enforcement officers stopping a motorist for not wearing a face mask at a checkpoint as officials enforce government anti-virus regulations in Banda Aceh. — AFP

The country has seen rampant laxness toward the health protocols in recent weeks, with people growing increasingly weary of the restrictions more than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, which still shows no signs of ending.

In the early days of Jakarta’s Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020, Dimas Tri, 31, was among the residents who were strict about complying with the health protocols to protect themselves from the disease.