Covid-19 India, Coronavirus, Latest News Update: Covid-19 cases have been rising rapidly in several Southeast Asian countries. Likewise, these countries have started imposing several restrictions in order to avoid any untoward situation. No one wants to see waves again and, thus, these countries have started taking precautionary measures in advance.
An Indonesian elderly couple, Sinyo and Henny Kawilarang, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in early July. But with only mild symptoms, they decided to self-isolate at home amid a surge in cases of the highly infectious Delta variant in Indonesia.
Indonesia on Wednesday reported 7,725 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since Feb. 26, bringing the total number of cases to 1.87 million, data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed.
Indonesia has resumed usage of a temporarily suspended batch of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the country's food and drug agency (BPOM) said Thursday.
Indonesia has been discussing with China the possibility of it supplying 90 million to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to plug its vaccine supply gaps, the Southeast Asian country's health minister said on Thursday.