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COVID-19: Indonesia records first death, Thailand confirms six more cases

Indonesia confirmed the first death from COVID-19 on March 11.
COVID-19: Indonesia records first death, Thailand confirms six more cases ảnh 1People in Jakarta, Indonesia, wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 infection on March 3 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia confirmed the first deathfrom COVID-19 on March 11.

Achmad Yurianto, an official of the IndonesianMinistry of Health, said the woman, a foreign national, had already been incritical condition when she was admitted to a hospital.

Yurianto did not say where the woman was from orin what hospital or city she had died, but said her home country's embassy wasaware of her death and would arrange to have her body repatriated.

Meanwhile, the administration of Jakarta hasdecided to postpone its debut Formula E race, initially slated for June 6, overconcerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus. The electric car race wouldbe pushed back to a later date, depending on developments of the outbreak.

This is the third Formula E race cancelled dueto the COVID-19 outbreak, following Rome E-Prix in Italy and Sanya E-Prix inChina.

In Thailand, six more cases of COVID-19infection were reported on March 11, raising the number of such patients thereto 59. The new cases include five Thais and one Singaporean.

Among the 59 cases, there have been one death,24 still under treatment and 34 discharged from hospital, according to theDepartment of Disease Control (DDC) of Thailand.

The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairsrequested 7,000 Thai citizens in Italy to comply with the European nation’stotal lockdown, which is meant to cope with the spread of the disease.

Besides, the DDC is planning to imposecompulsory measures to all visitors to Thailand, including notifying personaland contact information such as mobile phone numbers and email addresses, aspart of steps to control the outbreak. The policy will commence on March 12 andall personal information of inbound tourists will be kept in the system for 14days after their arrival./.
VNA

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