- Title: Indonesia steps up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Ramadan
- Date: 22nd April 2020
- Summary: Indonesia steps up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Ramadan SHOTLIST 1. WIDE SHOT OF AL-MA’WA MOSQUE 2. TAPS AND LIQUID SOAP BOTTLES AT FOUNTAIN IN MOSQUE YARD 3. SOAP BOTTLES (2 SHOTS) 4. VARIOUS OF WORSHIPPER WASHING HIS HANDS WITH SOAP AT FOUNTAIN 5. WORSHIPPER WASHING HIS FOOT 6. INTERIOR OF MOSQUE 7. WARNING SIGN ON WINDOW 8. VARIOUS OF EMPTY MOSQUE 9. EXTERIOR OF AL-HIJRAH MOSQUE (2 SHOTS) 10. MAN RECITING SALAH IN MOSQUE 11. WORSHIPPER SITTING AND PRAYING 12. VARIOUS OF WORSHIPPERS PERFORMING PRAYER 13. EMPTY RESTAURANT TABLES 14. QUIET FOOD STALLS 15. PEOPLE SITTING AT TABLES IN FRONT OF FOOD STALLS (2 SHOTS) 16. EMPTY DINING AREA (2 SHOTS) 17. WOMAN ENTERING GROCERY STORE 18. PEOPLE SHOPPING IN GROCERY STORE 19. CLOSE-UP OF CARROTS IN PLASTIC BAG BEING WEIGHED ON SCALE 20. CLOSE-UP OF CABBAGES, MAN LOOKING AT PHONE IN BACK 21. MAN RIDING MOTORBIKE IN NARROW STREET JAKARTA, INDONESIA (APRIL 22, 2020) (AAVN-ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT: Indonesia on Tuesday (April 21) banned "mudik", the annual mass exodus of people to their home towns ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the largest festival of Eid-al-Fitr as part of measures to slow the spread of coronavirus. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, President Joko Widodo cited a survey by the Ministry of Transportation which revealed that 24% of respondents wanted to return to their family homes despite the pandemic. “After prohibition for civil servants, military and police personnel issued last week, in today’s meeting I want to convey a ban on mudik for all people,” he said. Millions of Indonesians usually leave the big cities and return to their home towns at the end of Ramadan to celebrate the Eid with their families in an annual tradition known as “mudik.” The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued guidelines earlier this month for prayers during the fasting month and for Eid al-Fitr amid the pandemic. Worshippers are advised to have sahur, or pre-fast meal, and iftar -- the fast breaking dinner, individually or with family. Special night prayers called tarawih, and Quran recital should also be performed at home. Eid prayers at the end of the month which are commonly held in massive open spaces, mosques, or fields were canceled. Indonesia has so far reported 7,135 COVID-19 cases, including 616 deaths and 842 recoveries. Widodo noted that the government had issued a set of aid measures for citizens affected by the pandemic this week, including food and cash, that would help soften the impact of the ban. “Therefore, preparations related to this [ban] must be made,” he added. Earlier, the president barred civil servants, military, police as well as employees of state-owned enterprises, from participating in the annual exodus. Writing by Rhany Chairunissa Rufinaldo and Maria Elisa Hospita
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