Indonesian Province Orders Lockdowns as Virus Spike Worsens
- Covid fatality rate of 6.4% is higher than national average
- Central Java added 2,143 new infections in past 24 hours
Nurses handle the paperwork for incoming patients in a tent set up to handle an overflow of Covid-19 patients at a hospital near Jakarta, on June 24.
Photographer: Ed Wray/Getty Images
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Indonesia’s Central Java province is imposing a stricter measure by locking down areas worst hit by Covid-19 in a bid to curb the spread of a more infectious strain of the virus,