Indonesia's Covid-19 cases reaches over 2,000 as 'mudik' travelers return to cities but experts advice all not to panic

Homebound travellers walk to buses parked near the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta for the first day of the city administration’s free mudik (exodus) programme on April 17. The administration is providing 284 buses to serve 13,541 people traveling to 19 cities and regencies in Java and Sumatra. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, April 30 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Daily Covid-19 confirmed cases have reached over 2,000 in Indonesia, in a rise of new cases soon after Hari Raya Aidilfitir as mudik (exodus) travelers return to cities and amid the looming threat of the new Arcturus strain.

On Friday noon, the government recorded 2,067 new daily confirmed cases, bringing the total tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 6,771,072 since the first case was confirmed on March 2, 2020. The numbers are expected to increase a bit during the weekend as Indonesia get ready to reopen after the long holidays on May 2.