Indonesia surpasses 50,000 virus cases as business resumes The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia has surpassed 50,000 as the government allows businesses to reopen amid increasing economic pressureUS sees 3rd highest day in new COVID-19 cases The Associated PressJAKARTA, Indonesia -- The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia surpassed 50,000 on Thursday, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the government is allowing businesses to reopen amid increasing economic pressure. The task force said the coronavirus has infected 50,187 people and killed at least 2,620, the highest number of cases and fatalities in Southeast Asia. Since the first cases were confirmed, Indonesia has tested fewer than 430,000 people, according to government data. “Without sufficient testing, the full extent of COVID-19 transmission will remain unknown.”The soaring number of cases is deepening Indonesia's economic gloom. “The number of (confirmed) COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is just the tip of the iceberg of an outbreak with those low testing rates.”

Source: ABC News June 25, 2020 12:43 UTC