Panic buying has prompted a price surge for such items both online and offline in the last two days, with a box of face masks now selling for an average Rp 300,000 (US$ 21) – a whopping 1,500 percent increase from the original average of Rp 20,000 per box.

In a statement released on Monday, the school announced it would halt operations starting on Tuesday.

The idea of developing South Jakarta for halal tourism was first announced by former deputy governor Sandiaga Uno, who said the municipality was expected to be fully ready as a competitive halal tourist destination in Asia by 2020.

Plastic bags used to carry groceries at traditional markets are part of a larger waste problem in the capital. According to Pasar Jaya, its 153 traditional markets generated daily waste of up to 600 tons, 12 percent of which was plastic bags.

The suspected patient in Pamulang, South Tangerang has recent travel history to Malaysia.

Hand sanitizer and face masks are prioritized for sick and elder passengers.

They are concerned that the city will suffer losses due to fewer people coming to the race in June. 

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo suggested that the public stay alert but remain calm as the government had taken several measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and a large portion of patients had recovered in other countries such as China, Japan and Italy.

The two came to Des Indes Hotel’s Paloma Bistro on Feb. 15 at about 8 p.m. to join a routinely held "Latin Dance" event, attended by approximately 30 people that night.

The event was hosted by SWE as the main part of their engineering week program, which provides coding, robotics and science engineering classes. Prior to the event on Feb. 22, the group visited five schools in Jakarta to boost the students' interest in STEAM.

A woman tested positive for COVID-19 after spending an evening at Amigos Bar and Cantina on Feb. 14, where she interacted with a Japanese national who was later found to have the illness as well.

Booksellers in Kenari Market continue to struggle to sell their books amid Jakarta’s lack of interest in reading and the rise of e-books and online shops, almost a year after the Jakarta administration opened the affordable book market in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta is taking precautionary measures by reducing the number of mass gatherings after two residents of Depok, West Java, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Jakartans descended on stores in a buying frenzy almost as soon as the President announced Indonesia's first two cases of COVID-19 infection.

A resident of South Tangerang, Banten, who allegedly kept radioactive substances in his house at the Batan Indah housing complex did so for economic gain, the National Police have said, and had been engaged in business involving radioactive substances.

"Up until now, we have observed 136 people. Meanwhile, 115 people have been declared healthy and the other 21 are still under observation," Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told the press on Monday.

As of Monday, the administration was monitoring 21 people in both homes and hospitals, and supervising 39 people at hospitals for showing the symptoms and having traveled to countries with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Previously, it monitored 115 people but they were declared to be free from the disease on Monday.

The Jakarta administration, in partnership with state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), is developing pick-up and drop-off spaces for app-based ojek (motorcycle taxis) at four railway stations in Central Jakarta as part of its efforts to ease traffic congestion.

The smart home concept has become a recent trend in Greater Jakarta as property developers are eager to lure customers amid a sluggish property market. Such a concept is deemed suitable for urban residents as they seek a more convenient and improved quality way of living amid the hustle and bustle of the capital.

Anies said that Subejo’s resignation would not impact Jakarta’s flood mitigation efforts, adding that he had appointed an acting chief, Sabdo Alaf, as a temporary replacement.

To avoid misinterpretation of the law, Fahri made it clear that a stop of a few minutes on a street under an overpass to don raincoats was permitted, but added that vehicles should not violate no-parking signs.

The new travel times are available starting on Sunday.

In the decree, issued on Tuesday, Anies urged all city officials – including mayors, agency heads and district and subdistrict heads – to step up efforts to educate the public about the deadly virus.

Local residents tipped off police about a building allegedly being used as a storehouse to hoard masks. Police said the activity was the main cause of the increasing price of masks in the capital over the past two months.

The Batan employee remained a witness in the case as of Saturday. However, the police could still name him a suspect.

Verisk Maplecroft reported in its 2020 Environmental Risk Outlook issued on Thursday that 11 of the 15 cities most at-risk of sinking are Asian cities that are significant financial and trade centers, including Jakarta, which is especially threatened due to its location in the lowlands.

The Bekasi administration has said it will strictly supervise the waste management of each building, including cracking down on those without a drainage system or those with a poorly built sewerage system.

The Dr. Soeharso naval hospital ship met the World Dream in the Durian Strait of the Riau Islands province. The Indonesian crew members were transferred at sea to a hospital ship, which then sailed to about eight kilometers from Sebaru Kecil Island, arriving at 1 p.m. on Friday. Military landing craft then carried the Indonesians the rest of the way to Sebaru.

The victim, 26-year-old Erlinda, was seven months' pregnant.

While many turned the disaster into memes and sarcastic posts directed toward the Jakarta administration, others, however, opted to make use of the situation to spread hoaxes.