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Indonesia will ask people to show proof of a third Covid-19 vaccine shot to access crowded areas as the government banks on inoculation to manage an increase in cases.
The government seeks to encourage people to get their booster shots, said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin in a briefing. Previously, limiting entry to shopping malls and public areas to those who are fully vaccinated has helped to quicken inoculation, he added.
Southeast Asia’s largest economy extended limits on businesses’ capacity and opening hours through August 1 for islands outside of Java and Bali as coronavirus cases pick up. It hasn’t announced measures for Java and Bali yet. The country has been reporting more than 2,000 new infections each day.