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"It's hoax. It is not true that bats caused COVID-19. I've been selling this [bats] for many years, nobody gets sick here. No one. Also, many Indonesians eat bat meat and nobody is sick. I myself healed my asthma after consuming bat. It happened when I was around 25 years old. I'm a bit over 40, I am healthy now," he says.Vonis sells birds, mostly, as pets, but he also has bats , civets and squirrels. It's for traditional medicine, he hastens to add.
"Nobody has it here [at the market]. But if you want, we can look for it. I have someone who can do it."Civet cats for sale at a market in Bali.Vonis is far from the only person in the Pramuka market selling exotic animals for consumption. Indonesia is home to some large wildlife wet markets, such as the Beriman Tomohon in North Sulawesi, the Satria in Bali, Hewan Pasty in Yogyakarta, Depok in Solo and Jatinegara, also in Jakarta.
While experts such as Professor Wiku Adisasmito, who is part of the Indonesian government's national COVID-19 taskforce, have warned that wild animal markets are an "animal cafeteria for pathogens" that could lead to the next coronavirus, the national government has shown little appetite for tackling the problem. Instead, it has suggested that it the responsibility of provincial governments.
Yes. The 'bush meat' issue needs addressing.
Tastes like chicken.
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