Indonesia confirms two more coronavirus cases, total six


  • World
  • Sunday, 08 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO - A teacher checks a student with thermal scanner at school after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Sunday that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases in the country to six.

One of the Indonesians is a 36-year-old male, a crew member on the Japan-docked Diamond Princess cruise ship where he contracted the virus, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a news briefing.

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