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A groundskeeper feeds a hungry Rhinoceros Hornbill at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Bird Park, East Jakarta, on Saturday. The COVID-19 outbreak has not only impacted humans but also animals in conservations and zoos that have lost their income during large scale social restriction (PSBB). JP/Seto Wardhana
Shoppers choose from a pile of secondhand clothes being sold for Rp 20,000 (US$1.35) a piece in Malang, East Java, on Sunday. The number of patients under supervision for COVID-19 increases at an average rate of seven people per day in Malang. JP /Aman Rochman
A high school teacher (right) distributes a graduation letter to a student at her home in Borong, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on May 5. Teachers and principals of schools in Borong traveled to each of their student’s house to hand-deliver their graduation letter and also discourage mass gatherings. JP / Markus Makur
Two samanera (novice monks) participate in the making of a video for Waisak at the Dhammadipa Arama Vihara, Batu city, East Java, on May 5. This year's Waisak was celebrated without devotees crowding monasteries. Many stayed indoors and worshipped from home. JP/Aman Rochman
A couple on motorcycle drive past a makeshift gate in a residential area in Citeureup, Bogor, West Java, on May 7. The gate displays a banner declaring a “lovedown” instead of a lockdown. JP/P.J. Leo
Passengers prepare to check in for their flight at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on May 7. The Transportation Ministry has allowed modes of public transportation to resume operations to accommodate certain travelers while still banning this year’s Idul Fitri mudik (exodus). JP/Seto Wardhana
A man talks to a relative hospitalized at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Jakarta using video chat. The hospital provides the Pojok Sahabat (Friends Corners) facility for those unfamiliar with digital video communication methods but wish to speak to COVID-19 patients. JP/Seto Wardhana
A coolie shoulders rice at Besar market, Malang, East Java on May 13. East Java recorded a surplus of 1.48 tons of rice in January to April 2020. JP / Aman Rochman
Every week, we carefully select, curate and display photos taken by our photographers, who have continued to move around cities, towns and villages during the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to capture historical, influential or anecdotal moments in this challenging time. When they press their camera’s shutter button, time freezes. And sometimes, an era is defined by a split second captured by a photographer’s discerning eye.
Text by Ricky Yudhistira
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