Indonesia is set to tighten distancing measures to counter record numbers of Covid-19 cases as experts warn that south-east Asia’s largest country is on the brink of a “catastrophe”.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Thursday said the new curbs, which will run from July 3-July 20 with the aim of reducing daily cases to below 10,000, will be implemented in the islands of Java, home to the capital Jakarta, and Bali, a tourism hotspot.
Restrictions include working from home for non-essential sectors, teaching online, closing shopping centres and barring dining in restaurants.
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