Indonesia shortens year-end holiday to contain coronavirus outbreak

Indonesia shortens year-end holiday to contain coronavirus outbreak

The Straits Times - Asia·2020-12-02 15:02

JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) - Indonesia cut short its year-end holiday in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus infections, after a long weekend in October led to a spike in confirmed cases weeks later.

The government shortened the break by three days, compared with an 11-day long stretch previously. Now, only Dec 24-25 and Dec 31-Jan 1 are set as public holidays.

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