Indonesia reports biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections

337 new cases take the country's total to 3,293
Reuters | April 09, 2020

A driver wearing a face mask has his temperature checked by a healthcare worker amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on an intersection of the road in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

JAKARTA:
Indonesia confirmed on Thursday the biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections since cases were first announced last month, with 337 new cases taking the total to 3,293, said a health ministry official, Achmad Yurianto.


Yurianto reported 40 new deaths, taking the total to 280, while 252 people have recovered.

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