Indonesia confirms 38 more coronavirus cases, total rises to 172
An officer of Local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in protective suit sprays disinfectant at a mosque amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, March 17, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS
Indonesia has confirmed 38 new coronavirus cases in the past two days, bringing the total number of infections to 172, with 5 recorded deaths, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Tuesday.
Most of the cases were found in Jakarta, but they were also detected in East Java, Central Java and Riau Island provinces, he said.
Women wearing face masks pass a vendor on a sidewalk of the main road after office hours, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
(Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo, Tom Allard and Maikel Jefriando; editing by Jason Neely)
A woman wears a face mask as she walks on a sidewalk near the main road after office hours, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanCleaning worker wearing a protective suit wipes the cabin of a Lion Air's Boeing 737-800 with disinfectant, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanOfficers of Local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in protective suits carry disinfectant spray at a mosque amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, March 17, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS An officer of Local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in protective suit sprays disinfectant at a mosque amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, March 17, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS A cleaning worker wearing protective suit sprays disinfectant inside the cabin of a Lion Air's Boeing 737-800, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanA member of Indonesia's Red Cross sprays disinfectant inside a pharmacy at a department store amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanA member of Indonesia's Red Cross sprays disinfectant inside a department store amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanIndonesia's Red Cross personnel sprays disinfectant outside a restaurant at a department store amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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