A cat is seen resting outside a cafe, closed to visitors, as Indonesia's capital begins a two-week emergency period to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday (March 24). Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday the government was preparing to hand out 10 trillion rupiah (US$607mil) in aid to citizens who had lost work due to the Covid-19. - Reuters
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (March 24) the government was preparing to hand out 10 trillion rupiah (US$607mil) in aid to citizens who had lost work due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
"The health of our citizens is our first priority and for that we are preparing a social safety net," Joko told reporters, urging provincial governments to start collecting data on those eligible for the handouts.
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