Article 50Y5H Indonesian president calls for more coronavirus testing after jump in cases

Indonesian president calls for more coronavirus testing after jump in cases

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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
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Concerns have been raised over response to outbreak in world's fourth most populous country

Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, has acknowledged the need to immediately ramp up testing for the coronavirus following criticism of the response to the outbreak in the world's fourth most populous country.

Concerns have been raised over the country's surveillance measures, its transparency and failure to clamp down on mass religious gatherings despite a wave of infections across south-east Asia.

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