Indonesia expects COVID-19 infections to drop next week – minister

By Metro US Posted on July 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a deserted main road during the imposition of large-scale social restrictions by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Monday that the country expects its COVID-19 cases to drop next week, citing reduced mobility after it imposed strict movement restrictions on July 3 on Java and Bali islands.

Indonesia has reported more than 30,000 infections on a daily basis since July 6. It has also reported the highest COVID-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia.

(Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Editing by Martin Petty)