Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's COVID-19 daily cases continues to drop, Indonesia official says Jakarta has reached 'herd immunity'

AMONG the headlines for Monday, August 23rd, 2021, The number of COVID-19 daily cases in the country continues to drop, with 17,672 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Also, weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached “herd immunity”, the city’s deputy governor said, ahead of an expected decision by the president on Monday on whether to extend Covid-19 curbs.

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