Coronavirus: Indonesia opts for 'area quarantine' to limit movements as infections rise

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JAKARTA - Indonesia looks set to adopt a measure dubbed as an 'area quarantine' in response to a growing clamour for local lockdowns in certain hotspots, cities or provinces to curb the spread of Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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JAKARTA - Indonesia looks set to adopt a measure dubbed as an"area quarantine" in response to a growing clamour for local lockdowns in certain hot spots, cities or provinces to curb the spread of Covid-19.

"We will not impose a lockdown, but we will impose an area quarantine. People often associate area quarantines and lockdowns, when in fact they are different," he said. "It's more like a semi-lockdown. Total lockdowns wouldn't work in Indonesia," Mr Yayat told The Straits Times. A red zone community, with a high number of infections, would have maximum restraints imposed like that of a total lockdown, he added.

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