Indonesia's capital Jakarta has reopened 600 of its schools as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant, Reuters reports.

Jakarta's infection rate has dropped, authorities said, from a peak last month that saw Indonesia become Asia's coronavirus epicentre, with more than four million cases and 131,000 fatalities overall.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said 610 of 10,000 schools deemed safe had opened at 50 per cent capacity in a resumption of a trial that started in April.

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Elementary school students wearing face masks stand in line after a class as schools reopen on a trial basis in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 30. — Reuters
Elementary school students wearing face masks stand in line after a class as schools reopen on a trial basis in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 30. — Reuters

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