Weekly Gallery: Coexisting with COVID-19

Sun, June 28, 2020 / 02:32 pm

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A plastic screen separates customers from the cashier at a clock shop in Santa Market in Jakarta on Tuesday. The screen was installed to protect the shop attendant from COVID-19. JP/Seto Wardhana
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BP Jamsostek social security representatives talk with customers by video at the BP Jamsostek office in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Thursday. JP/Seto Wardhana.
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A Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officer puts up a banner reminding residents that wearing masks in public is mandatory, at Kebayoran Lama Market in South Jakarta on June 19. The market was closed from June 18 to 20 after vendors tested positive for COVID-19. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A school custodian arranges desks and chairs in a classroom at SD Bendungan Hilir 05 Pagi state elementary school in Central Jakarta on June 22. The classroom is cleaned twice a week to comply with COVID-19 health protocols. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A Jakarta Police officer escorts gang leader John Refra (center), also known as John Kei, to a press conference at the Jakarta Police headquarters on June 22. John was arrested on June 21 for allegedly masterminding attacks and a murder in West Jakarta and Tangerang, Banten. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Jakartans cycle and jog along Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Car Free Day (CFD) on June 21. The crowded revival of the weekly event prompted the city administration to once again suspend CFD over public health concerns. JP/Donny Fernando
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Intercity bus drivers and workers eat snacks while waiting for passengers at Kampung Rambutan terminal on Thursday. Bus service to West Java and Banten has resumed at the terminal. JP/P.J.Leo
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A sanitary worker sprays disinfectant at the Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta on June 22. The Jakarta administration temporarily closed a dozen markets after vendors and visitors tested positive for COVID-19. JP/P. J. Leo
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A woman looks out from her shop at a produce market in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. The market was closed to curb the spread of COVID-19. JP/P.J. Leo

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on Indonesians to “coexist” with COVID-19 as the government implements a “new normal” to keep the economy running.

But coexisting with the virus is far from easy.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has continued to increase following the implementation of the new normal. In Jakarta, the city administration temporarily closed down a dozen markets after vendors and buyers tested positive for the virus.

On June 21, thousands of Jakartans jogged and cycled on the main roads of Central Jakarta during the revival of Car Free Day (CFD). Afterwards, the city administration decided once again to suspend the weekly event over health concerns. [yps]