Indonesia's oldest zoo reopens with social distancing restrictions; 862 new virus infections, 36 new deaths

Visitors are seen wearing protective face masks while watching the elephants on the first day of reopening at the Ragunan Zoo amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Jakarta, on Saturday (June 20). - Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's oldest zoo reopened on Saturday, but to a fraction of the normal number of visitors, after being forced to close more than three months ago because of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

However, the virus numbers and death toll kept increasing on Sunday (June 21).