The government has banned large gatherings and toughened travel restrictions in world’s most populous Muslim nation

Muslims across Indonesia marked a grim Eid al-Adha festival for a second year on Tuesday as the country struggles to cope with a devastating new wave of coronavirus cases.

Indonesia is now Asia’s Covid-19 hot spot with the most confirmed daily cases, as infections and deaths have surged over the past three weeks and India’s massive outbreak has waned. In the wake of the new wave the government had banned large gatherings and toughened travel restrictions.

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