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Indonesia moves to curb virus surges
Java, Bali face stricter restrictions in latest bid to combat Covid-19 in high-risk areas
A nearly deserted I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, on Dec. 28. Bali and Java are facing stricter anti-virus measures due to soaring Covid-19 cases. (Photo: Katharina R. Lestari/UCA News)
The Indonesian government will implement tighter measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic by imposing large-scale restrictions on high-risk Java and Bali islands for two weeks, according to a state official.
Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who heads the country’s Covid-19 Handling and Economic Recovery Committee, told journalists in Jakarta on Jan. 6 that the measures will be imposed from Jan. 11-25 after dozens of countries around the globe imposed strict lockdowns amid surging cases triggered by a new and more contagious variant of the virus.