PT Adhi Karya has continued construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Bekasi (Jabodebek), while following the COVID-19 preventive health protocol.In a statement as quoted by Antara, General Manager of the Railroad Department Adhi Karya Isman Widodo said, in a COVID-19 pandemic situation, they always coordinate with the management team at the Ministry of Transportation while following the COVID-19 prevention rules. According to Isman, Adhi Karya abides by the protocols provided by the central government, the Ministry of Transportation, the regional governments and ministries, including the Manpower Office.He noted that much work is being carried out at home, as staff remain quarantined. For jobs that are directly handled by people, staff keeps a distance from one worker to another//Ant

Indonesian Transportation Ministry's spokeswoman Adita Irawati confirmed, that the temporary ban on using public transportation, private vehicles, and motorbikes for Idul Fitri homebound travel or mudik will come into effect, Friday, April 24. As quoted by Antara Ms Irawati said that transportation of logistics, drugs, officers, fire engines, ambulances, and hearses are excluded from the ban. The ban was stipulated in Minister of Transportation's Regulation on Transportation Control during the Idul Fitri 1441 H Mudik. The regulation was issued to follow up on a decision made during a limited cabinet meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo on Tuesday, April 21.The ban applies until May 31, 2020, for land transportation; June 15, 2020, for railway transportation; June 8, 2020, for sea transportation; and June 1, 2020, for air transportation//Ant

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$1.5-billion budget support for Indonesia to help the nation deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public health, livelihoods, and the economy.

The ADB's budget support is expected to help the Indonesian Government respond to challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, ADB president Masatsugu Asakawa said in a press statement on the bank's official website that ANTARA accessed from Jakarta on Thursday.

Asakawa said the budget support would be utilized by the government with a strong focus on “the poor and the vulnerable”, including women.
"The quick-disbursing financing is part of a larger support package that ADB will provide to help Indonesia respond to COVID-19, in close coordination with other development partners," he revealed.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a debilitating health, social, and economic impact on Indonesia, he noted.

"I commend the government on its response to the pandemic, including strong and well-coordinated economic and fiscal measures," he added.
In connection with the ADB’s budget support, Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was quoted as saying that ADB’s assistance was "timely" and would "help the government implement comprehensive measures to mitigate the devastating impact of COVID-19."
"We appreciate the speed of ADB's response and close engagement with the government to support the urgent needs of Indonesia," Indrawati was quoted as saying in the ADB press statement.

ADB president Asakawa visited Indonesia from 2–4 March and met with President Joko Widodo, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and other senior officials.
On 27 March, he and Sri Mulyani discussed Indonesia's COVID-19 response and how ADB would back the country's endeavors to tackle the spread of the virus.
The coronavirus disease initially struck the city of Wuhan in China at the end of 2019.

Since then, it has spread to at least 202 countries and territories, including Indonesia, with a massive spurt in death toll.

As of April 23, Indonesia has recorded 7,775 confirmed COVID-19 cases. While the death toll from the virus has touched 647, as many as 960 patients have recovered from the infection so far. (ANTARA)

MV Lambelu docks at Makasar container terminal in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Tuesday (ANTARA FOTO/Abriawan Abhe/foc.)

As many as 15 crew members from MV Lambelu have tested negative for the coronavirus, while two others tested positive for the virus and were transferred to Dadi Special Hospital in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar for treatment.

"The 15 crew members of MV Lambela who have tested negative for the COVID-19 have been taken to the Swissbel Hotel to rest while waiting for further developments," chief secretary of state-owned shipping company PT Pelni Persero Yahya Kuncoro said in a press statement released on Thursday.

The 17 crew members are the second group of MV Lambelu crew members disembarking in a local port, based on the guidelines set by the Makassar Port Health Office on Wednesday (April 22).

Kuncoro said the company continued to monitor the health condition of those crew members who were receiving treatment at a hospital or were self-isolating aboard the ship.

"Based on the information we received today, Alhamdulillah (thank God) all crew members are in good health and none of them has complained. They all have received medical services in accordance with the procedure," he said.

MV Lambeli is still maintaining the quarantine and is to remain at the Makassar port until April 27. "The management will complete the quarantine and port stay period, in accordance with future developments. If it is not possible, they will not force us to go," he said.

Some crew members are self-isolating aboard the ship.

"The health and security of all crew members are our priority. The management will also ensure that all crew members will receive attention and support for their recovery during the pandemic," he said. (ANTARA)