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Mochammad Kurnia Sandi (20)

XII IPS 3

Headline : Gresik residents made to dig graves as punishment for not wearing face masks 

News Media : The Jakarta Post

Date & Time : Thu, September 10, 2020 / 05:34 pm

Newsworthy Event : Eight people in Gresik regency, East Java, were ordered by local authorities to dig graves for those who have died of COVID-19 as punishment for not wearing face masks in public.

Background : Due to COVID-19 pandemic, we must wear mask to protect each other, there were eight people in Gresik didn't obey it. So, Cerme district head, Suyono ordered them to dug graves in COVID-19 cemetery.

Events Sources : Cerme district head, Suyono, said that he punished residents who did not wear face masks by making them dig graves at a public cemetery in Ngabetan village.