Covid-19 cases in Jakarta surge 50 per cent in past week amid rise in Delta variant


A man get his temperature and blood pressure readings taken before receiving the Sinovac vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, during an immunisation session for bus drivers in Banda Aceh on June 11, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan has warned that the Indonesian capital may return to a strict restriction regime as coronavirus cases surged 50 per cent in the past week.

Active cases in Jakarta rose to 17, 400 cases on Sunday (June 13) from 11, 500 on June 6.

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