starting on Friday , barring a few exceptions, to prevent further spread of coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said on Thursday.
The ban on air travel will be in place until Jun 1, Novie Riyanto Rahardjo, Transport Ministry's director general of aviation said. The ban on travel by sea will be in place until Jun 8, sea transportation director general Agus Purnomo said.The government is banning Indonesia's traditional annual exodus for Muslim holidays.
Health experts had warned that allowing millions in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country to travel could hasten the spread of COVID-19., taking the total number of infections and fatalities to 7,775 and 647, respectively.
Tough but maybe necessary
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