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Indonesian president wants coronavirus testing to be ramped up

Published 03/18/2020, 11:42 PM
Updated 03/18/2020, 11:49 PM
Indonesian president wants coronavirus testing to be ramped up

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia needs to immediately widen its testing for coronavirus to ensure detection of more infections, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday.

"I ask that the number of testing kits and the number of test centers are increased and we get more hospitals involved," he said.

On Wednesday, the Southeast Asian nation saw its biggest daily jump of 55 infections, for a total of 227 cases.

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