Indonesia Scraps Year-End Covid Curbs as Vaccination Rate Improves
A high school student receives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Banda Aceh.
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Indonesia canceled its planned restrictions for the year-end period as its Covid-19 vaccination coverage and testing capacity have improved.
The government won’t impose the second-highest level of restrictions, or level 3, across the country and will instead order varied curbs depending on the local situation, Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Panjaitan, who’s overseeing the pandemic response, said in a statement. Travel is limited to those who are fully vaccinated.