Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday announced the ending of all restrictions on public activities previously introduced in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has been under control in the past few months and as of December 27 [Tuesday], 1.7 cases per 1 million citizens registered daily,” Widodo said during a live stream, broadcast by his office, adding that the authorities decided to lift all restrictions on public activities.
Indonesia declared COVID-19 a national disaster on April 13, 2020 and introduced a number of social restrictions, including mandatory quarantine for arrivals from abroad. In total, over 6.7 million people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Indonesia and 160,583 have died.
