Papua restricts entry as concerns mount over lack of facilities to treat COVID-19

• Benny Mawel and Victor Mambor The Jakarta Post

Jayapura, Papua   /   Wed, March 25, 2020   /   03:58 pm

Papua is set to restrict entry into the province both through sea and air travel in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia’s easternmost region.

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, together with members of the Regional Leadership Communication Forum, announced the measure shortly after the province’s first two COVID-19 positive cases were revealed on Sunday.