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View all search resultsWorking daily in a place deemed to pose a high risk of COVID-19 contagion, some traditional wet market vendors have taken precautions related to the viral outbreak, as they worry about their health as much as they do their financial struggles.
As economic activities continue to get battered by the effects of COVID-19, 38-year-old vegetable trader Endah “Betty” Widiarti has found a way to survive despite having lost customers at her shop in Rumput Market in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.
The city's market operator has announced the temporary closure of Southeast Asia’s largest textile market until April 5. Jakarta has not yet imposed a suspension of trade on the hundreds of markets in the capital, the epicenter of the outbreak in Indonesia.
For the approximately 200 members of Chef Republic, the professional chef community is much more than just a place to share recipes or stories about challenges they face in the kitchen; it is a place to find jobs, give back to society and even to get support for their retirement plans.
While Jakarta's pedestrians and road users are starting to enjoy traveling freely around Pasar Senen Jaya, street vendors relocated from the area are adjusting to their new places of business – as are the tenanted merchants in welcoming the newcomers.
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