Indonesia to ban foreign arrivals as it declares health emergency

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A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant at the international arrivals terminal of Soekarno-Hatta Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 13.

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

March 31, 2020 16:38 JST

Updated on March 31, 2020 22:53 JST

JAKARTA -- Indonesia declared a national public health emergency on Tuesday and will ban all foreign arrivals to the country, as the Southeast Asian nation tries to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.