`I`ve started talking to stray cats`: People struggle to stay sane in self-isolation
(WorldNews Indonesia)

Shares Staying at home and limiting one’s interaction with others is pivotal to curb the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 disease. But while some Indonesians seem to cope well with physical distancing, others find weeks of living in self-isolation hard. For Indiana Malia, 27, a reporter on a local news portal in Jakarta, being mobile and working outdoors had been daily routine until last month, when her office instructed employees to work from home, in line with government instructions. The past three weeks have been hard for her as she had to hole up and work in her small rented house in West Jakarta. “It was so stressful that the other day I found myself starting to...