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From Reuters: Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Sunday.
About 75m Indonesians usually stream home from bigger cities at the end of Ramadan, due this year at the end of May, but health experts have warned against a surge in cases after a slow government response masked the scale of the outbreak.
A video clip showing the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, encouraging people to stay home has prompted ridicule and anger online, as Tokyo registered another record daily rise in infections.
The clip, posted on Twitter on Sunday, shows an expressionless Abe at home cuddling his dog, sipping what appears to be tea or coffee, reading and clicking his TV remote control, while on another screen the popular singer and actor Gen Hoshino plays acoustic guitar and performs his song promoting social distancing, with the lyrics: “Let’s survive and dance, each one of us, wherever we are, all of us as one, let’s sing at home.”
友達と会えない。飲み会もできない。
ただ、皆さんのこうした行動によって、多くの命が確実に救われています。そして、今この瞬間も、過酷を極める現場で奮闘して下さっている、医療従事者の皆さんの負担の軽減につながります。お一人お一人のご協力に、心より感謝申し上げます。 pic.twitter.com/VEq1P7EvnL
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