Returning Indonesians wait for Covid-19 tests for hours as govt reports 13 new death - total cases at 17,205 and death toll at 1,029

Indonesians who worked in foreign countries arriving back in Indonesia on Friday (May 16) after embarking from the cruise ship MV Artania arrive at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta. They are returning home for the Hari Raya holidays but had to waits for hours at the hospital for a Covid-19 test. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 529 Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections on Saturday (May 16), taking the total number of cases to 17,025. Indonesia also reported 13 new deaths, taking the total number of deaths to 1,089, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told an online news conference.

The South-East Asian country as of Saturday (May 16) has tested 135,725 people, Yurianto said.