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The Indonesian Army mourned the death of former the Indonesian Army Commander General of the Indonesian National Army (ret) Djoko Santoso due to a stroke he suffered at the Gatot Soebroto Central Army Hospital (RSPAD), Jakarta, Sunday morning.As a form of final respect, the Indonesian Army flew a half-pole flag for one week from May 10 to 17, 2020, in all ranks of the Indonesian National Army throughout Indonesia. That was said by the Head of the Public Information Division of the Indonesian Army information center, Colonel Sus Taibur Rahman, in his written statement on Sunday.Meanwhile, Commander of the Indonesian Army Marshal of the Indonesian Army Hadi Tjahjanto presided over a military funeral ceremony for the former Indonesian Army Commander for the 2007-2010 period of the Indonesian Army (ret) Djoko Santoso at the San Diego Hills Public Cemetery (TPU), Karawang, West Java, Sunday.The funeral procession continued to follow health protocol standards to anticipate and prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Ant/trans by PUTRI)

In response to the world’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) warnings about a potential food crisis in the wake of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan assessed that it will not arise in Indonesia in the near future. However, during a special interview with Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) on Sunday, May 10, Luhut asserted that his side will ensure to maintain the stock and distribution. To anticipate a potential food shortage, he added, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had held many meetings with related ministries. The Agriculture Ministry and the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry had also reported about the food stock. According to Luhut, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) could drive the economy by distributing food. Therefore, he opined that this issue could not be dealt with from just one side, but it must be under consideration of other aspects as well//tempo

Business people and economists have expressed concerns about the government’s decision to ease travel restrictions, saying the policy could backfire and prolong the economic recovery from the coronavirus downturn Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry deputy chairperson Shinta Kamdani, told The Jakarta Post that easing restrictions might not have the desired effect on the country’s economy because the virus could continue to spread. Transportation operators told the Post they did not expect any immediate uptick in economic activities from the government’s new travel policy as people still considered it risky to travel during a pandemic. The national COVID-19 task force issued a circular letter on May 6 exempting state officials, private sector workers and state-owned enterprise (SOE) employees from the government’s ban on travel to and from virus red zones//JP

The Surabaya City administration has increased hospitals' capacity to treat patients of COVID-19 and prepared 265 hotel rooms for isolation of people under surveillance (ODP). The spokesman of Surabaya's Task Force for Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling M Fikser said on Sunday that the city has prepared at least 120 beds for the additional wards. The local government has also increased the capacity of local public hospitals (RSUD), by increasing  the number of wards in dr. M Soewandhie Hospital from  36 to 58 rooms. The city administration has also prepared 265 hotel rooms for isolation of residents who were just arrived from travelling abroad and those whose families were tested positive for COVID-19, as hospitals are overloaded with COVID-19 patients//Ant