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President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo teleconferences from the Bogor Palace in West Java on March 16. - JP
"I have to emphasise that issuing a lockdown policy, either at the national or regional level, is under the authority of the central government. Such a policy cannot be issued by regional administrations," he told a press conference on Monday . With most confirmed cases located in the capital, Anies has argued that a partial lockdown is needed to keep the city safe.
Many of the country's infections have been linked to a global Islamic event held last month and attended by almost 20,000 people, AFP reported. Malaysian authorities said participants at the gathering from Feb. 27 to March 1 had come from Bangladesh, Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. About 700 Indonesians also attended the event, according to The Strait Times.
As of Monday, Indonesia has only tested 1,230 people, while South Korea has tested more than 200,000 people, allowing it to conduct effective tracing and contain the spread of the virus without having to impose a nationwide lockdown.
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