Covid: Indonesia extends coronavirus curbs to July 25

Jakarta - The country had imposed its strictest measures to contain the virus on July 3.

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By Reuters

Published: Tue 20 Jul 2021, 5:18 PM

Indonesia will extend its restrictions on movement until July 25 and aim to ease them gradually from July 26 if the number of Covid-19 infections drops, President Joko Widodo said in a virtual address on Tuesday.

Fuelled by the spread of the more virulent Delta variant, Indonesia has reported more new Covid-19 cases than any country in the world, according to the seven-day average from a Reuters data tracker.

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It was second only to Brazil in terms of the number of deaths and reported on Monday a record 1,338 new fatalities.

Indonesia imposed its strictest measures to contain the virus on July 3. These were set to expire on Tuesday.

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Reuters

Published: Tue 20 Jul 2021, 5:18 PM

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