Jakarta sees surge in Covid-19 cases despite repeated extension of partial lockdown

People wearing protective masks shop for clothes in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 5, 2020. Indonesia’s capital extended the implementation of some social distancing measures after the number of infections in Jakarta soared and triggered a record jump in fresh cases nationwide. - Bloomberg

JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua): Jakarta continues to see daily increases in the number of Covid-19 cases although the Indonesian capital city administration has extended the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions, also known as a partial lockdown for five times.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta has been surging in the past two weeks, making the region a province with the highest positivity rate of cases in Indonesia.