KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia hopes its citizens will be able to resume normal lives by July, as the Southeast Asian nation targets lowering new coronavirus infections by June, its Covid-19 task force chief Doni Monardo said on Monday (27/4). The world's fourth most populous country has officially reported 9,096 coronavirus cases, the second highest number in Southeast Asia after Singapore, although some medical experts are concerned relatively low testing is masking a much higher rate of infection. Indonesia, which has reported 765 deaths, the highest number in East Asia outside China, has also been slower to bring in restrictions on movements than some neighbouring countries.
Baca Juga: Bank of Japan expands stimulus again as pandemic pain deepens "The president has asked that we work harder, for the people to obey and be more disciplined, and for the authorities to be more stern so that by June, we're hoping we can lower the infections in Indonesia," Monardo said after a cabinet meeting. "In July, we're hoping to resume our normal lives," he said, pledging to increase testing between April and May "massively".