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NewsColony Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears © CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN Muslim devotees offer prayers marking the start of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on April 23, 2020 Indonesia will ban all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the holiest period on the Islamic calendar.  The temporary ban takes effect Friday, the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan for the Muslim-majority country, and lasts until June 1.  It comes a day after the government, fearing an explosion in virus cases, banned the annual exodus for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, when millions travel to their hometowns and ancestral villages.  The latest measure will not apply to an emergency, diplomatic, or cargo transport, the government said.  The repatriation of Indonesian citizens from abroad and fore...