Indonesia to allow citizens under 45 to resume working amid pandemic
Indonesian citizens aged 45 and under may be allowed to resume working because they are not prone to the COVID-19, according to head of the country's COVID-19 task force Doni Monardo.
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesian citizens aged 45and under may be allowed to resume working because they are not prone to the COVID-19,according to head of the country's COVID-19 task force Doni Monardo.
Speaking at an online press conference on May 11, Doni stressed that this moveaims to minimise layoffs in the Southeast Asian country amid the effect of thepandemic.
People under 45 are physically healthy and have high mobility, he noted, addingthat the mortality rate in this group is only 15 percent, while that of thegroup of people over 60 is 45 percent.
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A street in Indonesia amid COVID-19 (Photo: ) 
