Indonesia on Thursday announced it will be imposing emergency measures until July 20 amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

"This situation has forced us to take stricter steps... I have decided to impose emergency restrictions," President Joko Widodo said in a televised address to the nation.

On Thursday, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/indonesia-grapples-with-coronavirus-surge-amid-record-hospitalisations-394766">Indonesia</a> had recorded over 24,000 cases which was the highest for the country including 504 deaths in 24 hours as it struggles to keep its health services in shape amid mass hospitalisations.

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The country has declared non-essential employees to stay home and work and moved school education online while shutting down malls and mosques.

The country's capital Jakarta has been hit hard with the virus including west and central Java with record hospitalisations. Authorities say the Delta variant has become the dominant strain with oxygen cylinders in high demand in hospitals.

Indonesia has been slow to vaccinate its citizens with just 13 million vaccinated so far with both shots out of a population of 270 million.

The authorities have been using China's Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccine including the AstraZeneca vaccine. The president had earlier pledged to ramp up vaccinations to one million doses per day this month and two million in August.

The country started vaccinating the youth aged between 12 to 17 on Thursday with students receiving jabs even as new restrictions have been imposed in the country.

The authorities had restricted movement last week in "red zones" however the virus continued to spread as officials mulled&nbsp;over proposals for tighter restrictions on air travel.&nbsp;

There have been 2.1 million coronavirus cases and 58,995 deaths due to the virus so far in the country. The authorities are aiming to half the number of infected cases to below 10,000 which has risen exponentially in the past month.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Indonesia on Thursday announced it will be imposing emergency measures until July 20 amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. "This situation has forced us to take stricter steps.

Indonesia on Thursday announced it will be imposing emergency measures until July 20 amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. "This situation has forced us to take stricter steps... I have decided to impose emergency restrictions," President Joko Widodo said in a televised address to the nation. On Thursday, Indonesia had recorded over 24,000 cases which was the highest for the country including 504 deaths in 24 hours as it struggles to keep its health services in shape amid mass hospitalisations. Watch: The country has declared non-essential employees to stay home and work and moved school education online while shutting down malls and mosques. The country's capital Jakarta has been hit hard with the virus including west and central Java with record hospitalisations. Authorities say the Delta variant has become the dominant strain with oxygen cylinders in high demand in hospitals. Indonesia has been slow to vaccinate its citizens with just 13 million vaccinated so far with both shots out of a population of 270 million. The authorities have been using China's Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccine including the AstraZeneca vaccine. The president had earlier pledged to ramp up vaccinations to one million doses per day this month and two million in August. The country started vaccinating the youth aged between 12 to 17 on Thursday with students receiving jabs even as new restrictions have been imposed in the country. The authorities had restricted movement last week in "red zones" however the virus continued to spread as officials mulled over proposals for tighter restrictions on air travel. There have been 2.1 million coronavirus cases and 58,995 deaths due to the virus so far in the country. The authorities are aiming to half the number of infected cases to below 10,000 which has risen exponentially in the past month. (With inputs from Agencies)

Indonesia imposes emergency restrictions amid virus surge

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday announced the extension of the lockdown till June 1.

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PM Lee in a televised address to the nation said that aim was to bring down the number of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-who-vehicle-used-to-transport-swab-samples-attacked-in-myanmar-293791">coronavirus</a> cases in the community “decisively” and to ensure that "leakages"&nbsp;do not occur.

“To achieve these two objectives, we must all hunker down and press on with our tight circuit breaker measures,” PM Loong told the nation.

On Monday the country had recorded record daily jump of over 1,400 coronavirus cases alarming authorities.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is over 8,000 with several thousand migrant workers who lived in dorms&nbsp;being affected. PM Loong had earlier warned the number of cases would rise as Singapore undertakes aggressive testing.

The prime minister added that tighter entry restrictions on “hotspots” will be imposed, including the wet markets.

“We will implement these tighter measures until May 4,” he said.&nbsp;

“But we will not be able to completely lift the restrictions after that, and go back to business as usual," he added.

“We will, therefore, extend the circuit breaker for four more weeks beyond May 4, in other words until June 1. Then, provided we have brought the community numbers down, we can make further adjustments and consider easing some measures. This way, we can be more assured that we have made definite progress and consolidated our position," PM Loong asserted.&nbsp;

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday announced the extension of the lockdown till June 1. Also Read: North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be in 'grave danger' after surgery PM Lee in a televised address to the nation said that aim was to bring down the number of coronavirus cases in the community “decisively” and to ensure that "leakages" do not occur.

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday announced the extension of the lockdown till June 1. Also Read: North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be in 'grave danger' after surgery PM Lee in a televised address to the nation said that aim was to bring down the number of coronavirus cases in the community “decisively” and to ensure that "leakages" do not occur. “To achieve these two objectives, we must all hunker down and press on with our tight circuit breaker measures,” PM Loong told the nation. On Monday the country had recorded record daily jump of over 1,400 coronavirus cases alarming authorities. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is over 8,000 with several thousand migrant workers who lived in dorms being affected. PM Loong had earlier warned the number of cases would rise as Singapore undertakes aggressive testing. The prime minister added that tighter entry restrictions on “hotspots” will be imposed, including the wet markets. “We will implement these tighter measures until May 4,” he said. “But we will not be able to completely lift the restrictions after that, and go back to business as usual," he added. “We will, therefore, extend the circuit breaker for four more weeks beyond May 4, in other words until June 1. Then, provided we have brought the community numbers down, we can make further adjustments and consider easing some measures. This way, we can be more assured that we have made definite progress and consolidated our position," PM Loong asserted.

Now, Singapore extends 'circuit breaker' coronavirus lockdown till June 1

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Indonesia imposes emergency restrictions amid virus surge

Now, Singapore extends 'circuit breaker' coronavirus lockdown till June 1