Coronavirus latest updates: Indonesia reports first case as second person dies in US
President Widodo says two citizens have tested positive, as China announces just 200 new cases. Follow live news
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The confirmation of two coronavirus cases in Indonesia – the first to be reported in the world’s fourth most populous country – follows mounting concern that the country is failing to identify transmission of the virus.
Health experts have warned that the lack of confirmed patients in Indonesia, a country of 272 million people, was surprising, especially given its close links to China.
On Sunday Australia updated its travel restrictions for people arriving from Iran.
You need to isolate yourself in your home or hotel if you have been:
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