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Simon Reid, Associate Professor, Communicable Disease Control, The University of Queensland

Jakartans trust the government more compared to people in South Sulawesi, and that influenced COVID-19 prevention compliance

A mural of health protocol against COVID-19 spread in Indonesia. Arif Firmansyah/Antara Foto

Just like many countries, the Indonesian government imposed control measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, mandatory mask wearing, self-isolation, handwashing, using hand sanitiser, cleaning surfaces, and being vaccinated.

But for many people in Indonesia, a densely populated island country, these measures might be difficult to follow as people have different living situations and health literacy.

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