nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200412-152546-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200412s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200412-152546-0 doi eng 342 23 Satrio, Abdurrachman Author aut Indonesia’s Fight against COVID-19: A Battle Over the Meaning of Emergency? Satrio, Abdurrachman Verfassungsblog 2020-04-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Indonesia is a perfect example of how poorly a country can handle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). In February, when Indonesia’s neighbouring countries such as Singapore were occupied with the restriction of the entry of foreigners into their territory after the announcement of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Indonesia’s government under the Presidency of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) introduced the opposite policy which made it easier for foreign tourists (including those from the mainland China) to travel to Indonesia. The purpose of this particular policy according to Jokowi’s government was to exploit the economic gaps which would arise from foreigners’ fears of travelling to Indonesia’s neighbours including Singapore and Thailand. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus COVID 19 emergency powers Indonesia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/indonesias-fight-against-covid-19-a-battle-over-the-meaning-of-emergency/ raw object