Indonesia tightens mobility in Java, Bali as Omicron spikes

Indonesia hopes to improve on testing and tracing and see a decline in the hospitalisation rate before the government can ease restriction levels. - AP

JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia has tightened mobility in Jakarta, Bandung and Bali to the second-highest level as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to spread rapidly.

The restrictions, which include limiting capacity at religious and other public places and reducing operating hours for supermarkets, malls and restaurants, will be implemented for at least a week, according to Luhut Panjaitan, a cabinet minister who oversees the nation’s pandemic response in Java and Bali.