Jokowi’s signature impromptu visits draw criticism

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited a drugstore in Bogor, West Java, on July 23, 2021, during one of his impromptu visits, or popularly known as blusukan, to check the availability of some drugs used to treat Covid-19.- Courtesy of Presidential Press Bureau

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been criticised for making a series of impromptu public visits with the apparent aim of regaining public trust amid growing discontent over the government’s Covid-19 handling.

In one of the surprise visits, popularly known as blusukan, Jokowi went to a drugstore in Bogor, West Java, on Friday (July 23), where he found that antiviral drugs for treating Covid-19, such as Oseltamivir and Favipiravir, were out of stock.