Indonesia confirms two coronavirus cases


Indonesian nationals on the KRI Dr Soeharso hospital ship arriving at Sebaru Kecil Islands, for observation after being evacuated from the World Dream Cruise ship in Jakarta on Fenb 28, 2020. - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday (March 2) that two Indonesians had tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in the world's fourth most populous country.

Joko said that the two people, a 64-year-old and her 31-year-old daughter, had been in contact with a Japanese citizen who tested positive in Malaysia on Feb 27 after visiting Indonesia in early February.

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