The Indonesian government banned "mudik" - citizens' traditional return to their home towns and villages for the fasting month - on Friday to help contain the spread of the epidemic. Ramadan began the same day, but by then Al-Mabrur had already travelled back from West Sumatra, where he ran a traditional medicine clinic he was forced to close after business plummeted. His daily tasks include clearing the river of rubbish, building a bamboo bridge across it and reading the Koran. "The condition of the river is better than before thanks to his good intentions and kindness," said community leader Sumadi. Last year, an estimated 19.5 million people in the archipelago of more than 260 million people undertook "mudik".

Source: bd News24 April 28, 2020 09:56 UTC