Indonesia minister slammed for 'virus is like your wife' remarks

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An Indonesian minister is under fire after he compared coronavirus to rebellious wives, in remarks aimed at soothing public fears about easing ...

Women's groups and social media users slammed the apparent joke by security minister Mohammad Mahfud MD. JAKARTA: An Indonesian minister is under fire after he compared the coronavirus to rebellious wives, in remarks aimed at soothing public fears about easing COVID-19 restrictions across the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Women's groups and social media users slammed the apparent joke by security minister Mohammad Mahfud MD, who made the comments during an online address to a local university earlier this week."Are we going to be holed up forever? We can adjust to the situation while still paying attention to our health," the minister said on Tuesday .

"The other day I got a meme from my colleague ... that says: Corona is like your wife. Initially you tried to control it, then you realise that you can't. Then you learn to live with it."

 

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