Five out of six provinces in Indonesia's Java register drop in Covid-19 cases

Authorities attributed the decline in cases to emergency restrictions imposed on Java and other areas of the country since early this month. - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Most of Java, the most-populous island in Indonesia, has reported an improvement in the Covid-19 situation.

The number of confirmed cases in five of its six provinces - Banten, West Java, East Java, Yogyakarta and Jakarta - has declined, according to the health ministry. The authorities attributed the decline in cases to emergency restrictions that have been imposed on Java and other areas of the country since early this month.