“We highly recommend that all families in Indonesia refrain from taking part in large family gatherings amid the pandemic,” Bintang said as quoted by kompas.com on Thursday.

Bintang suggested that families instead interact with each other online.

She said she had been summoned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo following the emergence of COVID-19 infection clusters in families.

Jokowi instructed her to continue proclaiming the importance of upholding health protocols in public, especially within extended families.

“Our campaign includes promoting the importance of wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining physical distance. This needs to be [communicated on a massive scale] with the help of those who focus on women’s issues and Family Welfare Movement [PKK] members,” Bintang said.

She advised people to wear masks inside their homes, especially if some family members are particularly vulnerable.

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