Jakarta to start shutdown as burials, and fears, rise amid coronavirus outbreak
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#51VZT)
President Joko Widodo had resisted lockdown measures, but an increase in burials has sparked concerns about undetected cases
Schools and workplaces will be closed in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, as greater restrictions are imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus in the city, where a sudden rise in burials has raised concerns over undetected cases.
President Joko Widodo has previously resisted lockdown measures imposed in many other south-east Asian nations, but there are fears infections are not being spotted by authorities.
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