Two large labor groups, the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Indonesian Labor Workers Assembly (MPBI) have announced their plan to hold massive protests in front of the House and the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister on April 30, the day before May Day, which falls on May 1.

BPTJ head Polana B. Pramesti said that Jakarta in particular had initiated various restrictions including transportation restrictions in March, when a significant decline in the number of mass public transportation users had begun.

The Bethel Indonesia School of Theology in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has been designated a “red zone” following mounting reports of COVID-19 cases in its vicinity.

The girl reportedly became an unwitting passenger while playing at the site of a cable installation project.

Jakarta is enforcing the interment protocol as a precautionary measure in burying the bodies of all suspected cases of COVID-19 infection.

Blind and visually impaired people in Greater Jakarta are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic as they have yet to be included on the government’s list of those at risk from the virus.

For some, a surfeit of leisure time has sparked ideas about new productive hobbies that can support them financially.

Nine Residence tenants say they received no prior notice that their ground floor would be converted into a COVID-19 hospital.

Jakartans may need to get ready to hunker down for a longer period as their governor advises legislators of the capital's need to extend the PSBB.

The commuter train suspension is deemed necessary to push for effective large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in curbing COVID-19's transmission in Greater Jakarta.

Dozens of Jakartans have volunteered to give COVID-19 patients and those suspected of having the disease the  emotional support they need.

Jakarta must develop measures to protect the most vulnerable communities in the capital, including poor families living in public housing.

Convalescent plasma has proven effective in small studies to treat infectious diseases including Ebola and SARS.

Riza’s appointment comes after Jakarta, Indonesia's economic center, imposed large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to curb the spread of the contagious virus that has crippled the economy and brought the city to a halt.

Mira, a 42-year-old trans woman, was beaten and burned alive by six men in a container truck parking lot in the Cilincing on April 4 after they accused her of stealing a phone and wallet from a truck driver who had parked his vehicle near Mira’s rented room.

With many people currently staying at home most of the time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Jakarta has reported a slight improvement in air quality. Experts have urged the authorities to use the opportunity to redesign human activities and city development to achieve a lasting effect.

The regional administrations in the Greater Jakarta area have decided to prohibit app-based ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers from transporting passengers during a partial lockdown despite a new ministerial regulation saying otherwise.

Government changes course, now allows app-based ‘ojek’ drivers to take passengers.

Special protocols and shorter working hours are in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection among workers cleaning Jakarta and maintaining public facilities in the capital.

Parts of Greater Jakarta have said they are ready to impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), as regional heads have been drafting decrees on such a policy.

Usman, who regularly transports goods and passengers around Cilandak, South Jakarta, said his income had dropped by 50 percent.

The Jakarta Police have scaled up security patrols on the roads and in supermarkets to ensure that the public follow large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) that were imposed by the Jakarta administration on Friday to slow the spread of COVID-19.

An uneasy calm has blanketed much of Jakarta as the city made it through the first day of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) despite concerns over possible social unrest.

Customers will still be able to hail a car, send packages and get food delivered.

On the first day of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta on Friday, roads around the city have been almost empty. However, some road users still seemed unaware of the new regulation.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has urged all residents to stay at home for the next 14 days as the capital city imposed large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) on Friday to cut the chain of COVID-19 spread.

The North Jakarta Police have said that a group of six men who fatally burned a transgender woman did not intend to cause death.

Healthcare platform Halodoc and ride-hailing app Gojek in cooperation with Mitra Keluarga Hospital and Kemayoran Complex Management Center (PPKK) plan to offer free rapid COVID-19 testing to some Jakartans from April 10 to 17.

The Jakarta Police have said they have no plans to close any roads in the capital during the two weeks of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) that will begin on Friday.

Jakarta Environment Agency head Andono Warih has said that the amount of trash sent to the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, has decreased from 1,500 tons per day to around 620 tons per day.