Indonesia Muslims take part in Friday prayers at a mosque, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Klaten, Central Java Province, Indonesia, June 5, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aloysius Jarot Nugroho/ via REUTERS.
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesians in Jakarta returned to mosques on Friday for prayers after the city relaxed rules on attending places of worship as part of a loosening of restrictions in place since late March to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Jakarta's governor on Thursday announced some easing of restrictions including attending mosques for communal prayers but warned the fight against the outbreak was far from over in southeast Asia's biggest city.
Indonesia has been the hardest-hit country in east Asia outside China from the pandemic and Jakarta has been the epicentre of the outbreak, with 7,766 cases and 523 deaths.
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