Indonesia to gradually reopen regions with high vaccination rates: Widodo

A woman takes part in a simulation of Covid-19 health protocols at the international airport in Tuban on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Oct 9, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia will gradually reopen parts of the country where Covid-19 vaccination rates are above 70 per cent, President Joko Widodo told a South-east Asian business forum on Monday (Oct 25).

Widodo also said South-East Asia should start loosening travel restrictions, including vaccinated lanes for inoculated arrivals with negative Covid-19 tests. He said it was important the region reforms to prepare for future health crises.