logo Kompas.id
Ban Mudik Travels to Curb...
Iklan

Ban Mudik Travels to Curb Covid-19 Spread

Predictions that the transmission of the new coronavirus that caused COVID-19 will move outside the capital must be taken seriously, especially ahead of the Islamic holiday of Idul Fitri.

By
· 3 minutes read
https://cdn-assetd.kompas.id/E8__DMM1bs0OIoJQ8_UacxH2jws=/1024x683/https%3A%2F%2Fkompas.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2F0a28d6c8-a4f3-4b67-9521-dca15de1e865_jpg.jpg
Kompas/Wawan H Prabowo

Passengers who will return to their hometowns queue to load their luggage into the bus at the Central Inter-Province Inter-Province (AKAP) bus agency Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta, Thursday (26/3/2020).

It is highly important to anticipate Jakarta-based workers traveling back to their hometowns during the holiday, a tradition locally known as mudik. As of now, Jakarta remains the region with the highest number of people with COVID-19. The virus has spread to all corners of the capital.

After the announcement of the first two positive cases on 2 March 2020, Indonesia currently has 1,046 positive cases, 87 fatalities and 46 recoveries. With the rate COVID-19 is transmitting at the moment, Indonesia will have 71,000 cases in late April (Kompas, 27/3/2020). If the transmission rate goes up, the number of cases will also rise.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
Share
Logo Kompas
Logo iosLogo android
Kantor Redaksi
Menara Kompas Lantai 5, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 5347 710
+6221 5347 720
+6221 5347 730
+6221 530 2200
Kantor Iklan
Menara Kompas Lantai 2, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 8062 6699
Layanan Pelanggan
Kompas Kring
+6221 2567 6000