Joko appoints new health chief as Covid-19 deaths spike in Indonesia
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Jakarta
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo replaced the country's health chief as part of a cabinet revamp to bolster government efforts against South-east Asia's worst coronavirus outbreak.
Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who heads the country's task force for national economic recovery, was appointed as health minister to replace Terawan Agus Putranto, Mr Widodo said in a speech on Tuesday.
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