JAKARTA — Indonesia’s government on Wednesday urged regional authorities to strictly implement coronavirus measures and quickly contain infections to avert the kind of outbreak that has crippled health facilities in parts of densely populated Java.
The government is monitoring daily cases and bed occupancy rates in 43 areas deemed higher risk “red zones” until July 20, said Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s chief economic minister.
“This is to suppress infections, to prevent a big surge like what’s happening in Java,” he told reporters.
The world’s fourth most populous nation has implemented its tightest restrictions so far in Java and Bali after an expone…
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