Asia-Pacific countries on high alert for virus as more confirmed cases, deaths reported on terrible Sunday


Medical officers preparing and ready to administer tests for coronavirus patients at a drive-through testing site in a parking lot at the regional lab in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday (March 29). - Reuters

HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific countries kept reporting more Covid-19 infections and deaths on Sunday (March 29), as Indonesia saw the highest death toll in South-East Asia, while Australia imposed stricter measures to contain the pandemic.

The Indonesian government said on Sunday the death toll of Covid-19 in the country climbed to 114, the highest in South-East Asia.

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