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Two Indonesian citizens were positively infected with the corona (Corona-19 ) virus. The news was announced directly by President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta on  Monday (2/3).  During the press conference in the company of Health Minister Agus Putranto, the president conveyed that the confirmation of the two Indonesia citizens infected by the corona virus was due to the fact that they had met with Japanese citizen who was also suffering from corona virus.

"Last week , there was information that there were Japanese people who visited Indonesia and then stayed in Malaysia and when they were  checked in the country, they were positively infected. The team from Indonesia directly traced the Japanese people on persons they had met during their visit to  Indonesia and finally found the the result.  They come to a conclusion that  the  Japanese citizens  who have been affected by the Corona virus kept in touch  with 2 people in Indonesia, a mother who is 64 years old and her daughter who is 31 years old. While they were checked by Indonesian team, apparently they were in a sick condition. And in that morning I got a report from the Minister of Health, in fact the mother and her  daughter are positive Corona" President said. 

Furthermore,  Head of State assured that  the mother and her daughter have been in a safe handling at the Sulianti Saroso Infection Hospital. President Jokowi guarantees that the government is ready to handle corona virus patients. The medical tools are based on  international standards which have also been prepared to treat corona virus patients. However the budget to overcome the corona virus has also been allocated//(VOI/pradipta/edit r) Trans: AF