Indonesia extends COVID restrictions again as deaths stay high

Delta variant surge beyond Java keeps tight curbs in place at least another week

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Women wait after receiving coronavirus vaccines at a train station in Jakarta. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia will extend its tight mobility restrictions across major cities in densely populated Java, Bali and elsewhere, as deaths from COVID-19 rise despite declines in new infections, the government said on Monday.

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