Jokowi says pandemic is opportunity to reform Indonesia for good
Published 14 Aug,2020 via Bloomberg Politics & Policy - The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to transform Indonesia’s economic, legal, health and education systems and put it on path to become a developed country, according to President Joko Widodo.
“We must turn this crisis into an opportunity to make big leaps,” Jokowi, as the president is known, said in his customary address to the joint house of parliament before the independence day. “And 25 years from now, at the centenary of the Republic of Indonesia, we must achieve great progress and make Indonesia a developed country.”
Indonesia has struggled to contain a surge in infections that followed the easing of social distancing rules since the end of May with the death toll nearing 6,000, the highest among Southeast Asian nations. The virus has also infected more than 130,000 people, with the confirmed cases more than doubling since the end of June, official data show.
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