Indonesia gears up for record exodus ahead of Hari Raya


Most of those involved in the annual exodus will start heading home by air, land and sea from the fourth week of April. - AFP

JAKARTA, April 10 (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia is gearing up for its largest ever movement of people with more than 85 million people returning home to towns and villages across the sprawling archipelago ahead of Hari Raya Aidilfitri early next month.

Extra measures are being put in place to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases.

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