Staff members spray disinfectant at a residential area in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, March 16, 2020. Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Indonesia, bringing the total number to 134 in the country, the government said on Monday. (Photo by Mardi/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Indonesia, bringing the total number to 134 in the country, the government said here on Monday.
"As of today, we have recorded 17 new cases," the government's spokesperson for all coronavirus-related matters Achmad Yurianto said in a press conference at the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital (RSPI Sulianti Saroso) in North Jakarta.
According to him, 14 new cases were found in the capital, while others were in West Java, Central Java and Banten provinces.
