Indonesia's frontline hospital defends policies to tackle coronavirus


Chief Executive of Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Muhammad Syahril gestures as he talks during an interview at his office in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has the resources to cope with a coronavirus outbreak, the director of its leading infectious diseases hospital said, defending detection procedures in the Southeast Asian nation of more than 260 million, where no cases have been reported.

The world's fourth most populous nation has tested 141 suspected cases, a small figure for its population, sparking concern among some medical professionals of a lack of vigilance and a risk of undetected cases.

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