JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday (March 2) that two Indonesians had tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in the world's fourth most populous country. “When we received information (about the Japanese citizen) a team in Indonesia immediately traced who the Japanese citizen met with, ” Joko told reporters at the State Palace on Monday. “Both are in good condition...they don’t have serious breathing difficulties," AFP quoted the health minister as saying. Prior to this announcement, Indonesia had no confirmed cases of Covid-19, raising concerns about the country’s detection ability. The World Health Organization said it was particularly concerned about high-risk nations with weaker health systems, who may lack the facilities to identify cases.

Source: The Star March 02, 2020 06:22 UTC