Indonesian students protesting restrictions on living and economic activities

In Indonesia, where the infection situation of the new coronavirus is deteriorating, young people demonstrated to protest the restrictions on the lives of citizens and economic activities.

In Indonesia, due to the spread of the Delta strain of the mutant virus, 33,772 new infections were confirmed on the 21st, and the death toll was 1,383, the highest ever.

From the 3rd of this month, the Indonesian government will significantly increase the lives of citizens and economic activities, such as making all employees work from home in Java Island, where the capital Jakarta is located, and Bali, a major tourist destination, for companies other than some industries. I am limiting.

Under these circumstances, hundreds of local students protested in Bandung, West Java, which is adjacent to Jakarta, on the 21st, and the government's restrictions on activities have not been effective, only destroying the local economy. I complained.

In Indonesia, despite the fact that the spread of Delta strains could be predicted, public dissatisfaction is rising because the government has neglected measures such as improving the medical system.

A series of activity restrictions are due until the 25th of this month, and the Indonesian government is considering partially relaxing the restrictions after the 26th if the number of infected people is on the decline.

Intensified return of expatriates of Japanese companies in Indonesia

There is an active movement among Japanese companies in Indonesia to return expatriates.

It has become difficult to book airline tickets as Japanese return to Japan one after another, and ANA operated a special flight on the 21st, with about 190 people on board.

A local TV station broadcast a news program about the Japanese boarding this special flight, telling the immigration inspector at the airport that more than 2,000 Japanese had returned from the 3rd to the 21st of this month. I am.

Japan Airlines also plans to operate a special flight on the 25th of this month.

Only those who have a host company or organization in Japan can board these flights.

For this reason, the local Japanese embassy that supports the flight will operate additional special flights on the 26th and 28th of this month, which can be boarded even with individual qualifications that do not have a host company or organization.