As Covid-19 cases goes above 1.74 million; Indonesia's two tech unicorns announce gigantic merger

Gojek riders wait for their delivery orders at a distribution centre in Surabaya on May 17, 2021, as Gojek and Tokopedia unveiled a merger to form GoTo Group, creating the largest tech firm in the world's fourth most populous country. - AFP

JAKARTA, May 17 (Xinhua): The Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,295 within one day to 1,744,045, with the death toll adding by 212 to 48,305, the health ministry said on Monday.

According to the ministry, 5,754 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 1,606,611.