Indonesia to bring in emergency measures after spike in Covid-19 cases

Indonesian Red Cross personnel spray disinfectant using a gunner at a residential area around the Daan Mogot neighborhood, as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases surge in Jakarta, Indonesia

* President says tighter measures to run from July 3-20 * To tighten movement curbs, shut non-essential offices-document * Indonesia has recorded a series of daily records in infections * Health experts warn risk of devastating India-type wave of cases * Indonesia stock market loses gains after announcement President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that Indonesia will bring in emergency measures running until July 20 aimed at containing an exponential spike in coronavirus cases that has strained the country's medical system. There has been a near vertical climb in virus cases in the world's fourth most populous nation in recent weeks, prompting health experts to warn that the outbreak could be as bad as India's devastating second wave if tighter measures are not introduced. ‘With cooperation from all of us and the grace of God, I'm certain that we can suppress Covid-19 transmission and restore people's lives quickly,’ said the president, who is usually known as Jokowi, as he announced the stricter measures.