JAKARTA — Jakarta residents remained at home on Saturday (March 21), a day after the city’s governor declared a state of emergency in the Indonesian capital for the next two weeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The MRT’s operating hours have been shortened by five hours and it now operates from 6am to 8pm. St Theresia Catholic Church in Menteng, Central Jakarta, a favourite with foreigners, said on Instagram it would live-stream masses. So far, 20 patients have recovered from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. “Last night we visited the families of patients who tested positive (for the virus) and are being treated at hospitals.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 22, 2020 05:03 UTC