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JAKARTA - A weak zonal lockdown system and a lack of whole-genome-sequencing equipment to detect more transmissible new Covid-19 variants are the two main challenges Indonesia is facing, experts say. They called for a quick fix as the world's largest archipelagic nation of 17,500 sprawling islands saw Covid-19 cases surging past the two-million mark on Monday (June 21). Instead of a large-scale lockdown, Indonesia has so far imposed only localised ones based on a colour-coded regime. Badly hit regions are labelled red zones and subject to tougher restrictions. Those with fewer Covid-19 cases are labelled either orange or yellow. The...
