Indonesia president says Covid-19 under control, but urges caution as 3,385 new cases reported on Saturday (Sept 18)


Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced to the media this week that the Covid-19 pandemic is under control in most parts of the country. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced that the Covid-19 pandemic in the country is now under control but still urged caution to the people.

"Experts had predicted that by this September we could have up to 400,000 daily cases and if that happened, I can't imagine what the situation would look like [...] but today we’re only recording a little over 2,000 cases," Jokowi had announced..

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