Jakarta to reimpose partial lockdown as virus cases surge

The announcement comes 3 months after an earlier lockdown was lifted, sending infection rates soaring.

capital Jakarta plans to reimpose a partial lockdown as early as Monday, September 14, over fears that surging coronavirus cases could"collapse" its under-pressure hospitals, the sprawling city's governor said.

Without fresh moves to contain virus cases, the capital's hospitals could be overrun as early as next week, he said.More than 100 frontline doctors in Indonesia have died of COVID-19, including 15 in Jakarta. "We can't ignore or abandon patients just because health facilities and their employees can no longer accommodate them," he added.

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