page_title: 2020 in Indonesia
section_title: March
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 in Indonesia / Events / March
caption_attribution_description: English: Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, was handed a medical supply from China. Prabowo had ordered the Indonesian Armed Forces to pick up tonnes of medical equipment from Shanghai, China in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia
context_page_description: Events in the year 2020 in Indonesia.
context_section_description: March 1
  Due to the effect of the coronavirus on tourism, the Indonesian government announced that up to 50% flight discounts would be given to everyone, including foreign tourists, in hopes of attracting tourists to multiple destinations across Indonesia.
  Indonesian president Joko Widodo reassured that the flight discounts would not spread the coronavirus throughout the country.
  March 2 - President Joko Widodo confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus in the country. According to the Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, the patients contracted the virus from an infected Japanese person in Depok and later tested positive in Malaysia. Both are hospitalized in North Jakarta.
  March 3 - Mount Merapi erupted, sending ash as high as 6,000 meters to the sky and causing ashfall in Boyolali and neighboring regencies.
  March 4 - Government officials confirmed that another two people had been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, raising the number of the infected to 4.
  March 5 - The Indonesian government decided to forbid the entry of tourists from Iran, Italy and South Korea, which at the time were the center of the coronavirus pandemic outside China.
  March 8 - A total of 6 people had been infected by the coronavirus.
  March 9
  Number of people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has jumped to 19.
  At least 7 people were killed and another 20 were rescued after two boats carrying members of Presidential Security Force of Indonesia collided in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. The collision caused the cancellation of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands's visit to Central Kalimantan, who at the time were visiting Indonesia.
  March 10
  An earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude struck Sukabumi, West Java at a shallow depth of 10 km, causing damages to at least 200 homes. At least 3 people were injured and 300 people were evacuated due to the quake.
  Government officials confirmed another 8 cases of the coronavirus, bringing the number of infections to 27.
  March 11
  The Jakarta Formula E was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  A British national who had been tested positive for coronavirus has died in Bali, making it the first coronavirus-linked fatality in the country. Another 7 cases of the virus were also confirmed by officials, raising the total number of people infected with the virus to 34.
  Indonesian Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziah ordered companies in Indonesia to provide face masks and hand sanitizers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
  March 13
  Cases of COVID-19 in the nation jumps to 69
  A total of 1,216 people has been infected with dengue fever in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara
  First death of an Indonesian citizen caused by the coronavirus was confirmed by officials. A man in his 50s has died at a hospital in Solo, Central Java.
  March 14
  The number of people who were infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has jumped to 96
  Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has tested positive for the coronavirus
  The city of Solo declared an emergency over the coronavirus pandemic
  In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some provinces chose to close schools until indefinite time. Lectures and classes were cancelled and some gatherings were banned
  National disaster declaration as fears of rapidly spreading coronavirus cases grow.
  March 15 - The number of COVID-19 cases rises to 117.
  March 16
  Indonesia confirmed 17 new cases of infection, in total of 134 cases. 14 of new cases in Jakarta, 1 new case in Central Java, 1 new case in Banten, and 1 new case in West Java.
  Indonesia announced that it will start to quarantine non symptomatic COVID-19 patients on their own home.
  March 17 - The Indonesian Government announced another 38 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 172.
  March 18
  Coronavirus cases rises to 227.
  West Kalimantan declares an emergency due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak
  March 19
  The government announced 81 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 308 in the country. It also announced that rapid testing tools for the virus would be orde
caption: Medical supplies were picked up from China in response to the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia
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