Indonesia Coronavirus: 210,940 cases,?8,544 deaths?

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JAKARTA - Indonesia has estimated that the number of people who have had possible contact with Covid-19 suspects to be at more than half a million, the authorities said on Friday (March 20), as the government started rapid testing for the virus on its population.

This “high risk” group of between 600,000 and 700,000 people are scattered across the country, with South Jakarta being the worst-hit, the authorities said.

Earlier President Joko Widodo in a statement broadcast live on national television had said Indonesia started rapid testing for the virus on Friday afternoon, .

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09:24 GMT - Indonesia confirms 60 new coronavirus cases, new deaths


Indonesia has confirmed 60 new coronavirus infections and 32 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 369, according to a health ministry official.

 

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Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...-hospital-where-british-tourist-died-c-755222

Balinese doctor tests positive to coronavirus at same hospital where British tourist died
Cindy Wockner
7NEWS
Friday, 20 March 2020 7:49 am

A doctor working at Bali’s main hospital, where a British tourist died after contracting coronavirus, has now tested positive to the virus.

Authorities have confirmed the doctor, who was studying at a Bali university and working at Sanglah hospital, has tested positive upon his return to his native Surabaya, in East Java.

It is the first confirmed case of a medical professional testing positive to COVID-19 in a Bali hospital since the outbreak began.

And it comes as Indonesia’s infection rate spirals, after so long with no confirmed cases, and the death rate from coronavirus is now higher in Indonesian than in other countries.

The Indonesian government has suspended visas to Bali for a month due to virus fears

Officials in Jakarta tonight announced 60 new cases since yesterday, bringing the total coronavirus cases in Indonesia to 369. And the number of deaths across the island nation of 270 million is now 32, up from 25 yesterday...

 

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Indonesia's death toll from COVID-19 hits 32 as disease spreads to half of the country

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  The Jakarta Post

Jakarta / Fri, March 20, 2020


Indonesia's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 32 with 369 cases reported nationwide on Friday, as the novel coronavirus spread to 17 of the country's provinces, half of the total 34 provinces in the archipelago.

Health Ministry Disease Control and Prevention Director General Achmad Yurianto said most fatal cases occurred in Jakarta, which recorded one new death as of Friday, bringing the total fatalities in the capital -- the hardest-hit by coronavirus in Indonesia -- to 18.

West Java, meanwhile, recorded its biggest jump yet to date with six new reported deaths within a day, bringing the total to seven fatalities as of Friday.

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/21/content_75842985.htm

Death toll of COVID-19 in Indonesia rises to 38, total cases reach 450
Xinhua, March 21, 2020

JAKARTA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed 38 lives in Indonesia, and 81 new cases were confirmed on Saturday, bringing the total to 450 in the country, the Indonesian government said on Saturday.

At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for all coronavirus-related matters Achmad Yurianto said that 20 people have recovered from the disease.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he would use "all state powers" to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak...

 

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Indonesia has confirmed 10 new deaths from Covid-19 and 64 new cases, taking the respective totals to 48 and 514.

On Saturday, Indonesia reported six deaths and 81 new cases.

The south-east Asian country has turned its athletes village built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, it announced earlier today.

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/23/content_75849721.htm

Death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia jumps to 49, total cases at 579
Xinhua, March 23, 2020


JAKARTA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed 49 lives in Indonesia, while 65 new cases were confirmed on Monday, bringing the total to 579 in the country, the Indonesian government said on Monday.

At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for all COVID-19 related matters Achmad Yurianto said that 30 people have recovered from the disease.

The government has turned the Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, the apartment towers in Central Jakarta which were used to billet athletes competing in the 2018 Asian Games, into an emergency hospital to treat people with the COVID-19...

 

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Source: https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/...-reports-biggest-daily-rise-in-covid-19-cases


Indonesia Reports Biggest Daily Rise in COVID-19 Cases
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Indonesia on Tuesday (Mar 24) confirmed 107 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily increase to date in the Southeast Asian country, bringing the total number of cases to 686, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
March, 24, 2020 - 15:53 Other Media Comments

Indonesia Reports Biggest Daily Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Seven more people had died of the disease as of Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 55, he said, adding 30 people had recovered from the virus, Reuters reported...

 

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Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/covid-19-indonesia-confirms-790-cases-58-dead/1778750


COVID-19: Indonesia confirms 790 cases, 58 dead
105 new cases found while one person was declared cured of coronavirus
Nani Afrida | 25.03.2020
COVID-19: Indonesia confirms 790 cases, 58 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia

Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a total of 790 positive cases of the coronavirus.

"There have been 105 new [coronavirus] cases in various provinces since yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of cases to 790 cases today," said Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for coronavirus-related matters.

He also mentioned that one person has recovered from the coronavirus infection, taking the total cases of recovered to 31 cases.

The total number of people died due the coronavirus reached 58, he added....

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No lockdown for Indonesia despite continuous rise in COVID-19 cases
Uswatun Hasanah by Uswatun Hasanah
2020-03-25

Indonesia President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized that he will not impose a lockdown although the number of COVID-10 cases in the country is rapidly increasing day by day.

Mr Jokowi has also admonished regional heads who try to compel stricter movement restrictions in their regions, such as closing down offices and stores.

“I have gathered data about countries that have imposed lockdowns and after analyzing them, I don’t think we should go that way,” Mr Jokowi said during a limited meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (24 March)....

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/26/content_75863941.htm

COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia surpasses 70
Xinhua, March 26, 2020

JAKARTA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the COVID-19 in Indonesia climbed to 78 by noon local time on Thursday, according to the Indonesian government.

At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for the all coronavirus-related matters Achmad Yurianto said that 893 cases had been confirmed in the archipelagic country and 35 patients had recovered from the disease.

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation with Jakarta as its capital which has reported the biggest number of COVID-19 fatalities standing at 46, followed by West Java province with 11 deaths...

 

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Source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/27/indonesian-covid-19-cases-top-1000.html


Indonesian COVID-19 cases top 1,000
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta / Fri, March 27, 2020 / 05:03 pm

Indonesian health authorities have confirmed 1,046 COVID-19 positive cases as of Friday, an increase of 153 from the previous count a day earlier.

The number of fatalities caused by the disease has also risen by nine cases to 87. Meanwhile, the number of people having recovered from COVID-19 has also increased to 46.

“There was a significant addition of cases with 153 new cases. This illustrates that there are still transmissions of this disease within the community due to close contact with sources of the disease,” said Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesperson for COVID-19-related matters, during a press briefing on Friday...

 

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed 109 new coronavirus infections, taking the total cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,155, a health ministry official said on Saturday.

Achmad Yurianto, the ministry official, confirmed 15 additional deaths, taking the total to 102, while 59 had recovered since the outbreak was detected weeks ago.

The latest numbers were counted over a 24 hour cycle ending at 0500 GMT daily.

 

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed 130 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 1,285, a health ministry official said on Sunday.

Twelve more people had died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 144, Achmad Yurianto, the official, said. Sixty-four people had recovered, he added.

Yurianto added that the country had tested more than 6,500 people across the country.

 

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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-covid-19-coronavirus-deaths-jokowi-12589782



Indonesia confirms 129 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths
30 Mar 2020 05:24PM
(Updated: 30 Mar 2020 05:30PM)
JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 129 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 30), taking the total to 1,414 in the country.

There were also eight more deaths, taking the total to 122, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. He added that 75 patients had recovered.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said earlier on Monday that he plans to impose stricter limits on mobility between regions and also to implement a large-scale policy of social distancing to help curb the spread of coronavirus...

 

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Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/reg...19-death-1528-in-total-and-declares-emergency


Indonesia confirms 36 Covid-19 death, 1,528 in total and declares emergency
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020
5:57 PM MYT

JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 114 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,528, a health ministry official said on Tuesday (March 31).

Another 14 people had died, taking the total to 136, the official, Achmad Yurianto, reported....

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-04/01/content_75887312.htm

COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia rises to 157, total 1,677
Xinhua, April 1, 2020

JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said on Wednesday that the death toll of the coronavirus (COVID-19) climbed to 157, the highest in Southeast Asia, with a total 1,677 cases in the country.

At a press conference, the government's spokesman for all coronavirus-related matters Achmad Yurianto added that 103 patients have recovered.

Jakarta suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 85, followed by 21 in West Java, 14 in Banten, 9 in East Java 9, 7 in Central Java, and the rest recorded in other areas...

 

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/02/c_138941417.htm

Indonesia COVID-19 death toll rises to 170, total cases to 1,790


Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-02 18:15:39|Editor: Yurou


JAKARTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said Thursday the death toll of the COVID-19 in the country climbed to 170, the highest in Southeast Asia.
At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for the COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto said that the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,790 and 112 patients recovered...

 

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Indonesia's coronavirus cases may reach more than 106,000 by July, according to spy agency: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...py-agency.html


COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia rises to 181, total cases to 1,986
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-03 17:28:16|Editor: yhy

JAKARTA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said on Friday that the death toll of the COVID-19 in the country climbed to 181 and the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,986.

At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said there are also as many as 181 patients who have recovered from the disease...
Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/03/c_138944273.htm

 

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/04/c_138947247.htm

COVID-19 cases in Indonesia surpass 2,000
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-04 17:45:34|Editor: huaxia

JAKARTA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said on Saturday that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country jumped to 2,092, with the death toll climbing to 191.

At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto said as many as 150 patients have recovered from the disease.

Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 89, followed by West Java 28, Central Java 18, Banten 17, East Java 14, and the rest recorded in other areas...

 

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/05/c_138949459.htm

COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia rises to 198, total cases to 2,273

Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-05 18:04:25|Editor: huaxia


JAKARTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the COVID-19 in Indonesia climbed to 198 on Sunday, while a total of 2,273 cases were confirmed in the archipelagic country and 164 patients have recovered from the disease, the government's spokesperson for COVID-19-related matters Achmad Yurianto said in a press conference on Sunday.
Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 95, followed by West Java 28, Central Java 18, Banten 17, East Java 14, and the rest recorded in other areas.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared a national public health emergency over the coronavirus pandemic...

 

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for the handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced more new positive cases today, April 6.

“The new confirmed COVID-19 cases obtained by PCR method, instead of rapid tests, amount to 218, bringing the total cases to 2,491,” said Yurianto.

The number of patients who have recovered also increased by 28. Thus, a total of 192 people have been declared cured. However, the fatalities were recorded at 209, up by 11.

Yurianto claimed as many as 11,242 Indonesians had been screened for the new virus by health workers from the central to regional governments—80 percent of them tested negative for the