Indonesia tones down Aidilfitri celebration amid Covid-19 spike

CORONAVIRUS | Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, ushered in Aidilfitri today with toned down celebrations that broke away from traditions as part of the country’s effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Muslims in Indonesia have been forbidden from holding Aidilfitri prayers in mosques, holding open houses, returning to their hometowns, and visiting one another.

Only four areas where the pandemic is under control, namely Kota Bekasi (West Java), Kota Dumai (Riau province in Sumatra) Kabupaten Natuna (Riau Islands) and Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara (North Sulawesi), are allowed to...