Indonesia schools start cautious reopening after devastating virus wave; only 5,000-plus Covid-19 cases confirmed on Monday (Aug 30)

Students wait to receive the Sinovac covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a school in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia's Aceh Province on Monday( August 30, 2021).- AFP

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Reuters): Indonesia's capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.

Jakarta's infection rate has dropped, authorities said, from a peak last month that saw Indonesia become Asia's coronavirus epicentre, with more than 4 million cases and 131,000 fatalities overall.