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Indonesia reports 3,636 new COVID-19 cases ahead of curbs in capital

Reuters WORLD
Published September 13,2020
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This picture taken on September 12, 2020 shows medical staff taking blood samples from people to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Surabaya, East Java. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)

Indonesia on Sunday reported 3,636 new coronavirus infections and 73 new deaths, data from Health Ministry's website showed.

The latest report brought the total number of infections to 218,382 and deaths to 8,723, the highest number of deaths in Southeast Asia.

The country's capital Jakarta will reimpose stricter wide-scale restrictions starting on Monday to control spread of the virus in the mega city.