Covid-19: Jakarta MRT users not allowed to chat, including via handphones
Users of the MRT transport service in Jakarta, Indonesia, are prohibited from chatting with other passengers or on mobile phones, in a move to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
"As it is known, Covid-19 can be transmitted through droplets which are produced when infected people cough, sneeze, or talk," Jakarta MRT operator, PT Moda Raya Transportasi Jakarta said on Instagram, today.
CORONAVIRUS | Users of the MRT transport service in Jakarta, Indonesia, are prohibited from chatting with other passengers or on mobile phones, in a move to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
"As it is known, Covid-19 can be transmitted through droplets which are produced when infected people cough, sneeze, or talk," said Jakarta MRT operator PT Moda Raya Transportasi Jakarta on its Instagram today.
Jakarta's MRT has also enforced a restriction on the number of passenger allowed onboard to more than half of the train capacity, social distancing and the use of face masks since March.
Meanwhile, local media reported that the commuter handling company, PT Kereta Komuter Indonesia (KCI), is also expected to implement the same instructions and regulations (prohibition on chatting in coaches).
The Jakarta government is set to introduce a number of new protocols in the implementation of the new norm starting June 5, including the relaxation of some large-scale social restriction rules to allow for more socio-economic activities.
To date, Covid-19 cases in Indonesia have steadily increased to 26,940, with the death toll at 1,641.
According to the government spokesperson on Covid-19, Achmad Yurianto, for the 24-hour period until noon today, there were 467 new cases and 28 deaths.
"Currently, 13,120 patients are still under surveillance," he said in his daily press conference.
The Jakarta province recorded the highest death toll of 518 cases, followed by East Java (412 cases), West Java (144) and the rest in other regions of Indonesia.
- Bernama
