COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Appearance
COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Indonesia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Jakarta |
Arrival date | 2 March 2020 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020, after a dance instructor and her mother tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Cases
[change | change source]The first cases included a dance instructor and her mother in Depok, West Java. Both were infected from a Japanese national.[1][2] By 9 April, the pandemic had spread to all 34 provinces in the country after Gorontalo confirmed its first case, with Jakarta, West Java, and Central Java being the worst-hit.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "First coronavirus cases confirmed in Indonesia amid fears nation is ill-prepared for an outbreak". The Guardian. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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