With only 90 officially reported coronavirus deaths in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta, some suspect that a spike in funerals in the past month is caused by unreported coronavirus deaths
Relatives wearing face masks stand next to graves of coronavirus disease victims at a cemetery area provided by the government in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 3, 2020.
The city has been at the epicentre of novel coronavirus infections in Indonesia, accounting for 971 cases and 90 deaths, according to central government data, or roughly half the country's total for both. A senior Health Ministry official did not respond to phone calls and messages requesting comment on the funeral statistics. A spokesman for President Joko Widodo did not respond to requests for comment.
As of Friday, the Health Ministry reported the total number of infections in Indonesia was 1,986. Deaths from COVID-19 were 181, the most in Asia apart from China. The protocols mean undertakers disinfected and wrapped the bodies in plastic rather than fabric as Islamic customs requires. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim majority country.
Baswedan, a political opponent of Widodo, has imposed tougher measures in Jakarta, where he has declared an emergency and schools and many shops and businesses are shut.
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