Indonesia military academy hit by virus outbreak

Addressing an audience of army cadets during his visit to the military academy, Army Chief of Staff Gen Andika Perkasa said the first two cadets who were diagnosed with the disease had sought medical attention for seemingly unrelated symptoms. - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

BANDUNG July 12 (AFP): Nearly 1,300 people at a military academy in Indonesia have tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said, as the country struggles to contain the epidemic.

The Indonesian Army Officer Candidate School in the country's most populated province of West Java has been quarantined and 30 people were initially hospitalised with mild symptoms, the army's chief of staff, General Andika Perkasa, said late Saturday.