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Indonesia’s Covid-19 cases are finally easing up; govt to lessen more restrictions in country

JAKARTA, Sept 6 (Bloomberg): Indonesia, South-East Asia’s largest economy, has added 4,413 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours through midday Monday, the least since May 18.

The government has been easing restrictions across many cities as the local outbreak starts to subside from its peak, even as the number of daily deaths remain among the world’s highest.

The country reported 612 fatalities from the virus on Monday.

The government will allow dine-in time at restaurants to 60 minutes from currently 30 minutes and will open more tourism spots in the Java island.

Meanwhile, the most severe ‘Level 4’ category is still in place for tourist island Bali for at least another week.

Thailand is also set to reopen more of its popular tourist destinations starting next month, betting that a higher…

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