JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo announced his decision to ban the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) to curb the spread of Covid-19 ahead of Ramadan.
"Based on field research and a survey conducted by the Transportation Ministry, we found that 68 per cent of people had decided to not participate in the annual exodus, while 24 per cent still insisted on leaving and 7 per cent had already left," Jokowi said in a teleconferenced limited Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (April 21).
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