Bogor, July 6 -- The Bogor and Cibodas Botanical Gardens in Bogor, West Java, will reopen to the public from Tuesday (July 7) after being temporarily closed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel and visitors at the botanic gardens must adhere to health protocols under the new normal phase to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, Head of the Botanical Garden and Plant Conservation Research Center of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) R. Hendrian noted in a statement here on Monday.

The reopening of the two botanical gardens, serving as LIPI's research and public education platforms, must comply with better service standards in line with the health protocols, LIPI Chairman Laksana Tri Handoko stated.

"We are optimistic...