Indonesia eases some COVID-19 curbs in areas where cases decline

JAKARTA: Indonesia will extend "level 4" mobility restrictions in several areas of Java and Bali until Aug. 16, but will ease them in other places on those islands where COVID-19 cases have dropped, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said.

Outside of Java and Bali, those restrictions - the strictest in the government's scale - will be extended until Aug. 23, coordinating minister of economic affairs Airlangga Hartarto said. In Jakarta, there are plans to open malls with 25% of capacity for vaccinated people.