<p>Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining domestic Covid-19 restrictions with immediate effect after case numbers in the Southeast Asian nation eased in recent months.</p>.<p>The country became the epicentre of Asia's outbreak in July last year as the Delta variant spread and overwhelmed the healthcare system.</p>.<p>"No more crowd or movement restrictions," President Joko Widodo told a press conference Friday, saying that key pandemic indicators for Indonesia were "below" World Health Organization standards.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-insists-official-covid-data-is-transparent-1176543.html" target="_blank">China insists official Covid data is transparent</a></strong><br /><br />But he warned people to remain vigilant, urging them to continue to wear a mask indoors and in crowds even though it would no longer be mandatory.</p>.<p>Covid-19 infections in Indonesia have significantly declined since an Omicron-fuelled surge this year.</p>.<p>New daily cases have been below 1,000 over the past week on average, according to data from a national Covid-19 task force.</p>.<p>Around 98.5 percent of the population have immunity to the virus, the president said, citing a government survey.</p>.<p>"Our immunity is good. So we don't have to do PCR tests at airports," Widodo said.</p>.<p>However, the government will maintain a pandemic-era social aid programme despite the curbs ending, he added.</p>.<p>Restrictions remain in place for foreign travellers entering Indonesia from some countries.</p>.<p>Indonesia's Covid-19 task force chief Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name, said authorities will continue to monitor cases and would decide later whether to ease travel requirements.</p>.<p>"If the situation becomes more under control, we will not rule out the possibility of easing other policies, including health protocol requirements for travellers," Suharyanto told AFP.</p>.<p>Since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 more than 160,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Indonesia.</p>.<p>More than 174 million Indonesians have been fully vaccinated against the virus, with 68.5 million having received a third dose, according to health ministry data.</p>
<p>Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining domestic Covid-19 restrictions with immediate effect after case numbers in the Southeast Asian nation eased in recent months.</p>.<p>The country became the epicentre of Asia's outbreak in July last year as the Delta variant spread and overwhelmed the healthcare system.</p>.<p>"No more crowd or movement restrictions," President Joko Widodo told a press conference Friday, saying that key pandemic indicators for Indonesia were "below" World Health Organization standards.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-insists-official-covid-data-is-transparent-1176543.html" target="_blank">China insists official Covid data is transparent</a></strong><br /><br />But he warned people to remain vigilant, urging them to continue to wear a mask indoors and in crowds even though it would no longer be mandatory.</p>.<p>Covid-19 infections in Indonesia have significantly declined since an Omicron-fuelled surge this year.</p>.<p>New daily cases have been below 1,000 over the past week on average, according to data from a national Covid-19 task force.</p>.<p>Around 98.5 percent of the population have immunity to the virus, the president said, citing a government survey.</p>.<p>"Our immunity is good. So we don't have to do PCR tests at airports," Widodo said.</p>.<p>However, the government will maintain a pandemic-era social aid programme despite the curbs ending, he added.</p>.<p>Restrictions remain in place for foreign travellers entering Indonesia from some countries.</p>.<p>Indonesia's Covid-19 task force chief Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name, said authorities will continue to monitor cases and would decide later whether to ease travel requirements.</p>.<p>"If the situation becomes more under control, we will not rule out the possibility of easing other policies, including health protocol requirements for travellers," Suharyanto told AFP.</p>.<p>Since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 more than 160,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Indonesia.</p>.<p>More than 174 million Indonesians have been fully vaccinated against the virus, with 68.5 million having received a third dose, according to health ministry data.</p>