Jakarta (Agencies) – Indonesia will from Tuesday start to allow the partial reopening of restaurants, shopping malls and places of worship in some areas, including in the capital Jakarta and the holiday island of Bali, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday.
Places of worship and restaurants will be allowed to operate at 25 percent capacity while shopping malls will be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity in those areas, the president said during a virtual press conference.
Since a peak of new infections of COVID-19 in Indonesia on July 15, new cases have fallen 78 percent, he added.
On Monday, at least 211,759,090 cases of coronavirus have been registered globally. The vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months later.
Earlier on Sunday, 7,724 new deaths and 446,969 new cases were recorded worldwide. Based on latest reports, the countries with the most new deaths were Indonesia with 842 new deaths, followed by Russia with 776 and Vietnam with 737, AFP reported.