Jakarta, Oct. 24 -- Jakarta plans to use land from former COVID-19 burial sites at the Rorotan and Tegal Alur Public Cemeteries to ease the capital's acute shortage of burial space.

Governor Pramono Anung said the Rorotan site could be repurposed as a public cemetery because many buried there had no heirs. He instructed the Parks and City Forest Agency to open new public spaces and facilities.

"One of them is the former COVID-19 burial site," Pramono stated on Friday, noting that many COVID-19 burials, particularly in Rorotan, were not identified by their families.

However, he said that Jakarta currently maintains 11 available burial sites for accommodating new burials.

Agency Head Fajar Sauri confirmed that in addition to utilizing t...