The Surakarta City Government together with the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of Central Java Province, Indonesia, has burned hundreds of bats confiscated from traders at Depok Market, in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. <br /><br />Distressing footage from Monday (March 16) shows the extermination of these bats.<br /><br />Acting Head of the Department of Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries, Said Romadhon, said the destruction of 193 bats was a step to anticipate the spread of the coronavirus because the animal was suspected as the source of the spread of the disease. <br /><br />"As many as 193 bats were put into cages to be sedated. After that they were destroyed by burning," he said.<br /><br />It is still unclear what the source of the virus is.
