Indonesia holds regional elections amid coronavirus fears

Indonesia held nationwide regional elections on Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings about worsening the nation’s Covid-19 crisis.The archipelago of nearly 270 million – the world’s third-biggest democracy and fourth most populous nation – delayed the vote originally set for September as it struggled to contain soaring infection rates.But the polls were rescheduled, even as critics warned over the risks amid widespread violations of virus…