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Coronavirus cases in Indonesia surpass half million as China vaccine trial continues
Indonesia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have breached half a million as the Government of the world’s fourth most populous nation scrambles to procure vaccines to help it win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- Indonesia has signed a deal with Chinese company Sinovac, with stage 3 trials ongoing in Indonesia
- The Government will prioritise vaccinating the elderly and public servants, with some 204 million Indonesians expected to pay for the vaccine
- Australia has recently ramped up its vaccine diplomacy in South-East Asia, pledging $500 million to eradicate COVID-19
Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by 4,442 to bring the country’s total to 502,110, the most in South-East Asia and second in…
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