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Indonesia likely to have far higher number of Covid-19 cases than reported, says Red Cross

Published Thu, Mar 19, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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INDONESIA is likely to have a far higher number of novel coronavirus cases than it has reported due to low levels of testing and needs to consider tougher measures like lockdowns, the head of the country's Red Cross told Reuters.

The world's fourth most populous country has gone from zero reported cases to 309 in less than three weeks and the death toll has hit 25, higher than any other South-east Asian country.

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