Indonesian Virus Deaths Top South Korea as Cases Near 2,000

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By Harry Suhartono and Arys Aditya

April 3, 2020 at 9:13 AM UTC

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April 3, 2020 at 11:30 AM UTC

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Indonesia reported its biggest daily spike in confirmed coronavirus infections as the nation’s death toll from the pandemic surpassed South Korea to become the highest in Asia after China.