At least five suspected COVID-19 patients have died in Indonesia: What we know so far

Indonesia has confirmed four cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but concerns remain as to whether tests run by the Health Ministry’s laboratory are accurate.

At least five people suspected of having COVID-19 have died since late February before authorities eventually announced two confirmed cases on Monday. Some of the suspected patients died while waiting for their test results, although all of their tests eventually came back negative.

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This is all very troubling. A week ago Indonesia was happy they didn’t have any cases, but now there is confusion about who is really infected.