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Indonesian president wants coronavirus testing to be ramped up

Published March 19, 2020, 12:00 AM

by manilabulletin_admin

By Reuters

Indonesia needs to immediately widen its testing for coronavirus to ensure detection of more infections, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo attends an ASEAN leaders summit with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo attends an ASEAN leaders summit with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)

“I ask that the number of testing kits and the number of test centers are increased and we get more hospitals involved,” he said.

On Wednesday, the Southeast Asian nation saw its biggest daily jump of 55 infections, for a total of 227 cases.

 
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