A worker sprays disinfectant on a boat, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Mertasari Beach in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia March 15, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he would get tested for coronavirus, while some of his ministers had also undergone precautionary tests after the Southeast Asian country's transport minister tested positive for the disease.
Widodo also suggested people work from home and avoid mass gatherings, as he sought to calm rising concerns about the spread of the virus in the sprawling archipelago.
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