Indonesia confirms two more coronavirus cases, total four
A child wears protective mask in school after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Indonesia confirmed on Friday that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases to four.
The two Indonesians were in their 30s and had been tested after being in contact with the first two confirmed cases, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a news briefing.
Indonesia had announced its first confirmed cases on Monday, a mother and her daughter who live in the Depok area near Jakarta.
A medical staff member wearing a protective suit walks towards the ambulance near an isolation room at Sulianti Saroso hospital, after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2020 in this photo taken March 5, 2020 by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Sigit Kurniawan/ via REUTERS.
(Reporting by Maikel Jefriando; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
A teacher checks a student with thermal scanner at school after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar UlfianaHealth Quarantine officer checks people with a thermal scanner after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Soekarno Hatta International Airport, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar UlfianaHealth Quarantine officer checks people with a thermal scanner after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Soekarno Hatta International Airport, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar UlfianaPassengers are checked with a thermal scanner after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Soekarno Hatta International Airport, in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar UlfianaFILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask uses a smartphone as she travels on a bus during rush hour, after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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