The government has announced extended Idul Fitri leave days for this year and vowed to ramp up the rollout of booster shots across the country as it seeks to strike a balance between lifting mobility restrictions while also limiting the risk of rising COVID-19 cases during the festive period.

The move came as restrictions on many activities during the holy month of Ramadan in the country were eased, with worshipers now allowed to hold congregational tarawih (Ramadan evening prayer) and gather to pray in mosques.

The government also allowed people to go back to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri holiday, a tradition known as mudik (exodus), marking the first time it has officially eased restrictions on holiday festivities in the last two years.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Dio Suhenda (The Jakarta Post)

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