A mall near Harbor Bay International Ferry Port in Batam, Riau Islands, is quiet on March 7 as travellers and locals alike avoid public places amid the Covid-19 outbreak. - JP
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The administration of Batam, Riau Islands, has expressed its intention to implement large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) similar to those in force in Jakarta to flatten the curve of Covid-19 transmission. But unlike Jakarta, Batam is looking to keep the measures in place for three months.
Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi said he had submitted a proposal for such a policy to Riau Islands acting governor Isdianto on Wednesday (April 8).
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