Indonesia’s national tally of confirmed coronavirus cases increased to 6,575, following 327 new reported cases, an official said Sunday.
Yurianto said the new reported cases indicated that human-to-human transmission was still occurring and urged citizens to keep adhering to social and physical distancing measures.
In spite infections having been found in all 34 provinces, Indonesia has not imposed a nationwide lockdown, but the Health Ministry can grant permission for regional governments to impose large-scale social restrictions.
West Sumatra plans to impose province-wide restrictions from Wednesday, while three other cities in the provinces of Central Java, Riau and South Sulawesi also plan to impose measures this week.
The Health Ministry on Sunday issued two new approvals for Tarakan in North Kalimantan and Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.