Indonesia should 'prepare for the worst' on coronavirus, Red Cross says

An Indonesian police spraying disinfectant at a local school in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Friday (March 20), 2020 amid concerns of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. Indonesia is likely to have a far higher number of coronavirus cases than it has reported due to low levels of testing and needs to consider tougher measures like lockdowns, the head of the country's Red Cross has announced. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia is likely to have a far higher number of coronavirus cases than it has reported due to low levels of testing and needs to consider tougher measures like lockdowns, the head of the country's Red Cross told Reuters.

The world's fourth most populous country has gone from zero reported cases to 309 in less than three weeks and the death toll has hit 25, higher than any other South-East Asian country.