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Jokowi Orders Strictest Curbs in Java, Bali on Deadliest Day

  • Public activities, dine-in at restaurants banned from July 3
  • Indonesia saw deadliest day in pandemic with 504 fatalities
An employee sweeps outside a Starbucks restaurant in Bali on May 12.Photographer: Putu Sayoga/Bloomberg
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Indonesia will temporarily shut malls and place more restrictions on businesses in the economic centers of Java and Bali in the country’s strictest measures yet to halt an exponential rise in coronavirus infections.

All workers in non-essential sectors must work from home, while essential sectors, such as banks, are told to operate at 50% capacity from July 3 to July 20, according to Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, who’s been appointed to lead the pandemic response. Only critical sectors like health and food will be allowed to run at full capacity.