Indonesia extended restrictions outside Java island by another week in efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on ...
People exercise at a bridge area as the government eases emergency restrictions amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia August 1, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Didik Suhartono/via REUTERSJAKARTA: Indonesia extended restrictions outside Java island by another week in efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Sunday citing an interior ministry senior official.
The highest level of restrictions was extended until Aug 9 for regions outside Java categorised as"Level 4" areas, or areas that have a high level of infections and hospital's bed occupancy rate, Safrizal Z.A., a senior official at the Home Affairs Ministry, told local media.Workers employed by non-essential businesses will continue to work from home and shopping malls will remain closed.
A decision on whether the restrictions for Indonesia's most populated island will be extended is set to be announced on Monday, Safrizal was quoted as saying.
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