When COVID-19 cases were first found in Indonesia, regional leaders such as Jakarta’s governor set up social distancing and work-from-home policies, closed government office buildings and encouraged companies to implement social distancing and remote working.
As of May 2022, the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 has infected more than 529 million people globally, with more than 6.29 million deaths. In Indonesia, the virus has infected more than 6.5 million people and killed more than 157,000 people.
