Indonesian officials have blocked access to the Darussalam Blokagung Islamic boarding school in Banyuwangi, East Java after hundreds of students tested positive for the coronavirus AFP/BUDBANYUWANGI, Indonesia: More than 600 Islamic school students in Indonesia have tested positive for the coronavirus, a health ministry official said, marking the latest outbreak as classrooms reopen across the country.
Mass testing had been carried out from the middle of August after some students complained of feeling unwell, according to the school.There are thousands of religious boarding schools across Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation. The country of nearly 270 million has since seen smaller outbreaks nationwide as schools began to reopen following months-long closures.