Virus has infected about 3,700 people across Southeast Asia, with nearly 100 deaths. FMTNews Airlines
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspects medical equipment at an emergency hospital set up in Jakarta.
The Philippines has confirmed 396 cases and 33 deaths. But health officials acknowledge limited testing for the coronavirus means, that like Indonesia, its already overstretched health system could be facing far more infections than the numbers indicate.
The Philippines was the first Southeast Asian country to adopt lockdown measures, with borders closed to foreigners and tens of millions of people in home quarantine. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, has joined Thailand and Cambodia in shutting bars, cinemas and entertainment spots.
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