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COVID-19: TNI, ACT to distribute aid to affected residents in parts of Greater Jakarta
The Indonesian Military and the Aksi Cepat Tanggap humanitarian organization plan to distribute up to 1,000 tons of rice and 1,000 boxes of drinks to residents affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the capital Jakarta and neighboring Tangerang, Depok and Bekasi within the next month.
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A woman passes by a row of closed shops in Pasar Baru, Jakarta, on April 1. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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he Indonesian Military (TNI) and humanitarian organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) are set to distribute up to 1,000 tons of rice and 1,000 boxes of drinks for residents affected by the coronavirus outbreak in capital Jakarta and neighboring Tangerang, Depok and Bekasi within the next one month.
In the first stage, they are to give out 70 tons of rice packed in 5-kilogram sacks and some 600-milliliter bottles of water to people living in, among others, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Pulau Gadung, East Jakarta, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, Kebun Jeruk, West Jakarta, Pademangan, North Jakarta, Legok, Tangerang and Bantar Gebang, Bekasi.
Military personnel and volunteers with ACT would hand-distribute the assistance from door to door, Antara reported.
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"Hopefully, our contribution can ease the burden of the public. We also hope that the COVID-19 pandemic will end soon," TNI commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said in a statement read out by his aide, Lt. Gen. Joni Supriyanto, at the TNI headquarters on Wednesday.
He said he also appreciated the help from ACT in channeling the aid. "It's time for us to unite and support each other."
Aside from the food assistance, the military also planned to donate 25,000 face masks and 10,000 packages of hand sanitizer as many people nationwide faced shortages of such items essential for preventing COVID-19 transmission.
As of Thursday -- a month since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the country's first two confirmed cases -- a total of 1,790 people in Indonesia have been infected by the disease, with 170 fatalities, according to the government's official count.
Jakarta had half of the cases with 897 confirmed infections and 90 fatalities. (vny)
