Indonesia: Muslims welcome Ramadan amid Covid-19 restrictions; virus total now goes past 1.571 million

A mosque worker fixes a physical distancing mark on the floor of the Cut Meutia Mosque in Central Jakarta in 2020. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, April 12 (Jakarta Post/ANN): For the second year in a row, Indonesian Muslims are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan with limited social gatherings, only this time they are encouraged to better contribute to public health by getting their vaccine jabs.

Following a confirmation meeting with Islamic organisations and relevant parties and in consideration of astronomical calculations and the new moon observation, the government announced on Monday that this year’s Ramadan would start on Tuesday (April 13).