Covid-19: Jakarta MRT users not allowed to chat, including via handphones

Users of the MRT transport service in Jakarta, Indonesia, are prohibited from chatting with other passengers or on mobile phones, in a move to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

"As it is known, Covid-19 can be transmitted through droplets which are produced when infected people cough, sneeze, or talk," Jakarta MRT operator, PT Moda Raya Transportasi Jakarta said on Instagram, today.