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Some 104,000 Indonesians have returned from abroad in the wake of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, according to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. The number rose by 4,676 as compared to a week earlier, Marsudi noted during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday as quoted by Antara. Meanwhile, 8,256 Indonesian crew members of foreign-registered ships returned from 23 nations via Jakarta and Bali, increasing by 1,302 from the previous week, she pointed out. Marsudi stated that the number of Indonesians returning from 33 countries apart from crew members of foreign-registered ships and those from Malaysia rose by 864 to reach 6,472 as compared to the week ago. The government will continue to extend humanitarian assistance to Indonesian citizens impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic abroad//ANT