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Government spokesman for the control of Covid-19 Achmad Yurianto. (ANTARA)

Jakarta - The number of suspected coronavirus patients in Indonesia has reached 11 as of Saturday afternoon, according to a government spokesman for the control of Covid-19 Achmad Yurianto.

One of the 11 patients suspected of having contracted the Covid-19 infection came in close contact with the first confirmed Covid-19 patient living in Jakarta's southern outskirts of Depok, Yurianto, concurrently secretary of the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry, stated.

"(The Covid-19 suspected patient) in Bandung is part of cluster number one. Up until now, (the guy) is still a suspected patient," he stated at the Presidential Palace compounds.

"(The guy) had come in close contact with patient number one," he noted.

Specimens from the patient, with suspected Covid-19, will be tested using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Genome Sequencingmethods to check for positive result indicating that the guy had contracted coronavirus, he remarked.

Yurianto noted that some of the 11 patients suspected of having contracted Covid-19 infection are part of the first and second clusters of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia. One of the suspected Covid-19 patients is a crew member of the Diamond Princess cruise liner.

However, he chose to not furnish details on the hospitals where the 11 Covid-19 suspected patients are undergoing treatment.

He said the health condition of the first and second Covid-19 suspected patients is showing improvement. They will only undergo laboratory testing. The results of two laboratory tests show that they are free from coronavirus, and they will be allowed to return home.

The health condition of the third and fourth patients positively diagnosed for Covid-19 on Friday has also shown improvement, he added. (ANTARA)

Jakarta - The health condition of four coronavirus patients treated in isolation rooms of the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital in Jakarta has shown improvement, according to the government.

A spokesman for coronavirus handling Achmad Yurianto stated here on Saturday that patients 1 and 2 will be returned home after their laboratory test result comes negative for presence of coronavirus (COVID-19).

"Case 1 and 2 will undergo another laboratory test, and if they test negative (for coronavirus), they can be discharged from the hospital," he revealed.

He explained that normal body temperature was recorded for case 3 and 4, and the symptoms of cold and cough had shown signs of easing.

Yurianto revealed that treatment would be ongoing for the four patients and the health condition of the third and fourth patients is expected to improve further.

"Hopefully, after further medical treatment, the two patients, cases 3 and 4, will recover," he remarked.

Patient 1 contracted the virus after she made close contact with a Japanese citizen, who had later tested positive for coronavirus, in a dance club on February 14.

As of Saturday, 11 suspected coronavirus patients are isolated in some hospitals in the country. However, Yurianto did not furnish details on the hospitals they were treated.

Among the suspected patients is a crew of the Diamond Princess cruise ship. (ANTARA)

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Jakarta - Defense Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon Marine Colonel Fajar Rusdianto survived a Myanmar military helicopter crash in the eastern part of the country on Friday.

"Alhamdulillah (thank God), he survived and so did all the other passengers and pilots. Several of them only sustained minor injuries," Director of Indonesian Citizens and Entities Protection of the Foreign Ministry Judha Nugraha noted in a brief text message on Saturday.

The helicopter, carrying onboard a group of defense attachés of several foreign embassies in Myanmar, crashed shortly after taking off from the Lwe Khan Village in the Myanmar state of Shan Dua. Two of its pilots were injured, Reuters quoted Myanmar military spokesman Zaw Min Tun as saying.

The defense attachés from several nations had paid a visit to the area to attend a press conference at a building disclosed by the local authorities as a drug plant.

Myanmar is believed to be the largest producer of crystal methamphetamine. The local authorities have often highlighted to the media the large-scale arrests or disclosure of drug suspects. (ANTARA)

To improve bilateral relations and inter-parliamentary cooperation, the Mexican House of Representatives inaugurated the establishment of the Indonesia-Mexico Friendship Group on Wednesday, March 4.

Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico, Cheppy T. Wartono, through his short message received by Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta, Saturday, March 7 said the background of the formation of this friendly group was based on diplomatic relations that have existed between Indonesia and Mexico since 1953.

 Ambassador Cheppy T. Wartono strongly supports this friendship group and hopes that this friendship group can enhance better relations in parliament.

To improve bilateral relations and inter-parliamentary cooperation, the Mexican House of Representatives inaugurated the establishment of the Indonesia-Mexico Friendship Group on Wednesday, March 4.

Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico, Cheppy T. Wartono, through his short message received by Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta, Saturday, March 7 said the background of the formation of this friendly group was based on diplomatic relations that have existed between Indonesia and Mexico since 1953.

Ambassador Cheppy T. Wartono strongly supports this friendship group and hopes that this friendship group can enhance better relations in parliament.

“So I think this background is actually how the two countries can establish better relations, especially in parliament, and then can benefit all relations, whether social relations, economic relations, or political relations,” said Cheppy T. Wartono.

The Indonesia-Mexico Friendship Group (Grupo de Amistad) was inaugurated in Mexico City, Mexico, Wednesday and was attended by the Speaker of the Mexican Parliament, Laura Rojas Hernández and led by the President of the Friendship Group, Karen Michel González Márquez and the Indonesian Ambassador in Mexico City, Cheppy T. Wartono.

Having 5 (five) members, including President Karen Michel, the Indonesia-Mexico Friendship Group agreed with the efforts of the Indonesian Ambassador in Mexico to advance bilateral relations between the two countries, especially efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. (VOI/AHM)