Indonesia to gradually reopen regions with high vaccination rates, president says
Reuters
Oktober 25, 2021 01:23 MYT
Oktober 25, 2021 01:23 MYT
Jokowi said Southeast Asia should start loosening travel restrictions, including vaccinated lanes for inoculated arrivals with negative COVID-19 tests. - REUTERS
JAKARTA: Indonesia will gradually reopen parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccination rates are above 70%, its President Joko Widodo told a Southeast Asian business forum on Monday.
Jokowi, as the president is known, also said Southeast Asia should start loosening travel restrictions, including vaccinated lanes for inoculated arrivals with negative COVID-19 tests.
He said it was important the region reforms to prepare for future health crises.