Chan School of Public Health, revealed that Indonesia's zero confirmed cases "may suggest the potential for undetected cases in these locations given the expected connection before travel control measures were implemented”. The findings are based on estimated air travel volume from Wuhan to international destinations and a generalised linear regression model to predict imports of novel coronavirus cases across 26 locations. During the SARS epidemic that killed 774 people in 17 countries, Indonesia recorded only two probable cases according to WHO data. The Philippines, for instance, had recorded the first death from the novel coronavirus outside of China. The novel coronavirus can cause severe pneumonia or breathing difficulties for some people, according to the WHO.

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 11:48 UTC