Indonesian President Joko Widodo waves at a crowd during his visit to a mass vaccination for the Covid-19 in this file picture taken at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia,on June 26, 2021. - AP
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): When Indonesian President Joko Widodo spoke with influential business groups on June 30 to discuss imposing a full-scale lockdown as Covid-19 cases spiked, he was met with widespread resistance.
Earlier in the day, senior ministers including Indonesia’s top health official visited the presidential palace in Jakarta with a clear message: the caseload - and death toll - would spike dramatically if the government didn’t immediately impose sweeping measures.
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