An Unprepared Indonesia Announces Coronavirus Cases
A government with its head in the sand seeks to lure tourists at the same time
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A seemingly oblivous Indonesian government has announced plans to drive up tourism dramatically on one hand by offering flight tickets to tourists at a 50 percent discount at the same time critics say it apparently is doing almost nothing to protect itself from the menace of the COVID-19 virus.
The government had continued to insist that there were no ca…
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