As COVID emergency measures start, Indonesians ‘crying for help’
Al Jazeera
Government introduces restrictions to slow coronavirus transmission as hospitals and cemeteries fill up.
Jakarta, Indonesia – From morning until midnight, Suherman and his fellow carpenters work in the heat – sawing, sanding and painting. As emergency COVID-19 measures commence on Saturday in Indonesia’s most populous island of Java and the tourist island of Bali, many businesses are quieter than usual as millions were told to work from home – but not in this outdoor workshop in the archipelago’s capital, Jakarta. With the COVID-19 death toll rising, there is an urgent need for coffins.
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