Virus-wracked Indonesia to loosen Covid-19 curbs

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Traditional markets, roadside vendors and ubiquitous open-air restaurants known as warungs would be among businesses allowed to reopen Monday with restrictions, even in the worst-affected areas.

President Joko Widodo said measures imposed in early July would continue until August 2 as the highly infectious Delta variant tears across the Southeast Asian archipelago, which has been overtaking battered India and Brazil as the world's virus epicentre.

Widodo, pointing to falling daily infection and hospital occupancy rates, said any loosening would be done "gradually and carefully". "So they're trying to find a win-win solution by imposing restrictions but still keeping the economy open."

 

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