Insight topics Dr Yanuar Nugroho Visiting Fellow, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute 1 article found : Show all articles To lockdown or not? Indonesia's dilemma in handling the COVID-19 second wave? A hard lockdown is looming for Indonesia's populous islands of Java and Bali as a new wave of COVID infections tests the country's ability to cope. But as Yanuar Nugroho writes, the government has to first overcome a longstanding hesitancy to adopt drastic measures that could hurt the economy. 07 Apr 2020
To lockdown or not? Indonesia's dilemma in handling the COVID-19 second wave? A hard lockdown is looming for Indonesia's populous islands of Java and Bali as a new wave of COVID infections tests the country's ability to cope. But as Yanuar Nugroho writes, the government has to first overcome a longstanding hesitancy to adopt drastic measures that could hurt the economy.