Indonesia extends public activity restrictions amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic issues; total cases now at 3,686,740

A waitress wearing a protective mask and gloves to curb the spread of (Covid-19) serves a drink for a customer at the Koral restaurant in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Monday (Aug 9, 2021). Antara Foto via Reuters

JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has extended the public activity restrictions, locally known as PPKM, in Java and Bali until Aug 16, while reopening shopping centres as the number Covid-19 cases has declined in those islands, senior ministers said.

"The trial of reopening shopping centers and malls will be carried out in capital Jakarta, Bandung (West Java), Surabaya (East Java), and Semarang (Central Java), with a maximum capacity of 25 per cent over the next week," Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated on Monday.