Indonesia should prepare for the worst, says Red Cross

Indonesia has gone from zero reported cases to 309 in less than three weeks. FMTNews RedCross

A worker sprays disinfectant at a pelican enclosure at a reptile park in Jakarta on March 18.

The world’s fourth most populous country has gone from zero reported cases to 309 in less than three weeks and the death toll has hit 25, higher than any other Southeast Asian country. “If the tests are low, then the cases are low,” said Kalla, adding that the true number of cases should be revealed once Indonesia gets more test results from laboratories to step up testing.The country of 260 million had only tested 1,592 people, well below many of its much smaller neighbours.

Indonesia was importing 200,000 test kits from Korea and 500,000 from other countries, including for rapid tests, he said.

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