Indonesia steps up border measures as Ramadan returnees set to come home

A health worker is collecting a woman's blood sample for antibody test of a new coronavirus at a drive through testing site in Tangerang, Indonesia, on Monday (May 4). Health authorities in Surabaya are considering pulling cigarettes by Philip Morris-owned Sampoerna after a coronavirus cluster was identified among factory workers. - AP

JAKARTA: Indonesian on Monday (May 4) has stepped up measures in anticipation of an influx of migrant workers returning from abroad either to celebrate Ramadan with family or because they have been affected by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

President Joko Widodo raised concerns at Monday's Cabinet meeting about possible imported cases among returnees.