Indonesia expands emergency restrictions to 15 regions as country reports 38,124 new daily Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 9)

Graveyard workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 coronavirus victim before the burial at the Keputih cemetery in Surabaya of East Java on Friday (July 9, 2021). - AFP

JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has expanded its emergency restrictions (locally known as PPKM) to 15 regions outside Java and Bali from July 12 to 20, according to a senior minister on Friday.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the 15 regions were Tanjung Pinang, Singkawang, Padang Panjang, Bandar Lampung, Balikpapan, Pontianak, Manokwari, Sorong City, Batam, Bontang, Bukittinggi, Berau, Padang, Mataram and Medan.