Indonesia extends coronavirus curbs in parts of Java and Bali, but eases them where cases drop
- The extension of Covid-19 restrictions comes as infections have plunged in the capital Jakarta but are surging in some regional areas
- Elsewhere, South Korea said Moderna will deliver half its vaccine shipment in August, while Australian PM Scott Morrison’s approval rate drops
Outside Java and Bali, those restrictions – the strictest in the government’s scale – will be extended until August 23, coordinating minister of economic affairs Airlangga Hartarto said.
In Jakarta, there are plans to open malls with 25 per cent of capacity for vaccinated people.
The extension of coronavirus restrictions in the world’s largest archipelago comes as health ministry data showed infections have plunged in the capital Jakarta but are surging in some regional areas.
Mobility restrictions to stem the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant were enacted on Java and Bali islands in early July, but have since been extended to other areas with high infection rates.
After the peak of a devastating second wave in Jakarta last month, when some Covid-19 patients had to be treated in hospital car parks and residents scrambled to find oxygen supplies, infections in the capital have dropped sharply.