Testing Positive for Covid-19 Not End of the World: Indonesia Spokesperson Achmad Yurianto

This after the country’s biggest single-day new infections of 1,624 Covid-19 cases.

Achmad Yurianto said that the Covid-19 virus’ chain of transmission nationwide continues.

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The government spokesperson highlighted that the sharp hike in new daily infections is also the result of aggressive testing.

In the past 24 hours, there were 23,519 specimen tests conducted. East Java has reclaimed the top spot for the highest number of new infections with 374 cases followed by Jakarta with 190 Covid-19 cases.

The 1,624 new Covid-19 cases come from 28 provinces. 

(Writer: Sania Mashabi, Fitria Chusna Farisa | Editor: Sania Mashabi, Bayu Galih)

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/07/02/15415071/jubir-pemerintah-positif-covid-19-bukanlah-akhir-segalanya

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