Indonesia to ban May Islamic holiday exodus again over pandemic

The Indonesian government decided Friday to ban the public from leaving urban areas for their hometowns during the Eid al-Fitr Islamic holiday in May to reduce the risks of coronavirus transmission.Muhadjir Effendy, coordinating minister for human development and culture, told a press conference that the ban will be imposed on all from May 6 to 17.Muhadjir said past experience has shown that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases always increased following a long holiday.Ordinarily, many Indonesians hit the road or fly a few days before the holiday, which marks the end of the Ramadan mon…READ FULL ARTICLE