"Stay strong, Wuhan!", says your friend Indonesia

A man wearing a mask and buying ice-crems for his kids is seen outside KFC at a main shopping area as the country is hit by an outbreak of the Covid-19. Indonesians held a charity event in the capital of Jakarta on Friday night to support Wuhan in its fight against the epidemic. - Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesians held a charity event in the capital of Jakarta on Friday night to support Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei province and epicentre of the novel Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

Ardy Wijaya, who initiated the event along with his friends, on Saturday (Feb 22) said he was impressed by the huge supports they received during a public event on the artificial Maju Island in northern Jakarta.