Coronavirus: Indonesian President Joko Widodo will take test as cases top 100
- Singapore reports 14 new cases, taking its total to 226 and marking the biggest daily increase of infections in the city state
- Thailand also reported its biggest daily increase, 32 new cases taking its total tally to 114
Widodo also suggested people work from home and avoid mass gatherings, as he sought to calm rising concerns about the spread of the virus in the sprawling archipelago.
Indonesia on Sunday reported its number of infections had risen by 21 to 117. Five people with the virus have died in the country.
Jakarta and several other provinces and cities have already announced school closures starting this week, and some companies are asking staff to work from home.
Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi was confirmed to be suffering from Covid-19 on Saturday. Widodo, who led a cabinet meeting attended by Sumadi on Wednesday, said the minister was still being isolated in a hospital.
Other ministers, including State Owned-Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir, were tested for coronavirus on Sunday, CNBC Indonesia reported.
Sofyan Djalil, a minister in charge of land planning who was sitting closest to Sumadi at the cabinet meeting, had tested negative, a ministry spokeswoman said.
