Indonesia Confirms First Coronavirus Case

Indonesia confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday.

President Joko Widodo announced that a 64-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter were diagnosed with the disease.

“They have been tested and this morning, I received a report from the health minister that the mother and daughter were tested positive with Covid-19,” Widodo told reporters at the State Palace.

President said the two interacted with a Japanese visitor who had contracted the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.

Also confirming the case, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said both patients were undergoing intensive medical treatment.

“The authority isolated their homes in the Depok area,” Putranto.

The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached some 2,900, with more than 88,000 infected.

The World Health Organization, which already declared the outbreak an international health emergency, updated the global risk level to very high. (AA)