Indonesia extends Covid-19 restrictions for outside Java, says local media


A worker unloads boxes of Covid-19 Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease at the Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia August 1, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto via Reuters

JAKARTA, Aug 1 (Reuters): Indonesia extended restrictions outside Java island by another week in efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Sunday citing an interior ministry senior official.

The highest level of restrictions was extended until Aug. 9 for regions outside Java categorised as "Level 4" areas, or areas that have a high level of infections and hospital's bed occupancy rate, Safrizal Z.A., a senior official at the Home Affairs Ministry, told local media.

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