Workers make protective suits for paramedics at a home workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 6, 2020. (Photo by Supriyanto/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Indonesia is ramping up production of protective kits. Workers from home workshops and students with disability join the effort to make protective suits and face masks for paramedics to fight the pandemic.
Workers make protective suits for paramedics at a home workshop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 6, 2020. (Photo by Supriyanto/Xinhua)
Students with disability make face masks which are going to be distributed for paramedics for free during the COVID-19 outbreak at Cimahi Regional Social Department Service in West Java, Indonesia, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
A student with disability makes face masks which are going to be distributed for paramedics for free during the COVID-19 outbreak at Cimahi Regional Social Department Service in West Java, Indonesia. April 7, 2020. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
As of Tuesday, the death toll of the COVID-19 in the country has climbed to 221, the highest in Southeast Asia, and the number of confirmed cases jumped to 2,738. Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has approved the proposal of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on large-scale social distancing to prevent further spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
A man gets rapid test during the COVID-19 outbreak at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Surya Betha/Xinhua)
A member of Indonesian army donates blood amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Supriyanto/Xinhua)■
