Indonesia continues to develop new capital after Covid-19 vaccination


This handout picture taken and released on December 17, 2019 by the Indonesian Presidential Palace shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (L) accompanied by officials visiting North Penajam Paser district near Sepaku in East Kalimantan where the government is set to build it's new capital city replacing Jakarta. - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

JAKARTA, Jan 24 (Xinhua): Indonesia remains committed to developing a new capital city in East Kalimantan province, which will start after the national vaccination program scheduled for completion in March 2022.

The country started its massive Covid-19 vaccination program on Jan 14 with health workers across the archipelago getting the main priority, after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech on Jan. 13.

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