Jokowi’s grim warning. India’s second wave of COVID-19 and Indonesians.

The continuing record number of COVID-19 cases in India has caused fear in Indonesia about the situation of Indonesian citizens in India. Explanations about what caused the second wave have also prompted from the Indonesian President.

Waiting to go back. Will Indonesians conform to the President’s order for people not to return to their hometowns to celebrate the end of Ramadan? Source: Image by Ikhlasul Amal/Creative Commons

KBR 68H reports on situation of an Indonesian student in India.  He gives three reasons why the second wave happened, and offers a warning to Indonesia. The Indonesian President gives a similar warning.

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After the first wave of the pandemic has passed it’s tempting to be less concerned about the health protocols, like social distancing. Source: Image by IAPB/VISION 2020/Creative Commons