Indonesia's Covid-19 cases surpass 1.5 million with death toll exceeding 40,000; more bombs found in terror suspect raids


A police officer carries the evidence out of a house during a raid at a house of suspected militants in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta,Monday, March 29, 2021. Antara Foto via Reuters

JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua): Indonesia has registered 1.5 million cases of coronavirus since the first case was confirmed in the country in March last year.

On Monday (March 29), the Covid-19 cases in the world's fourth most populous country rose by 5,008 within one day to 1,501,093, the country's Health Ministry reported.

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