Indonesia's second virus wave has peaked, says health minister


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JAKARTA - Indonesia has hit its coronavirus peak with cases now starting to decline, especially on the island of Java, Indonesian Health Minster Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Monday.

"Improvements are starting to appear," he told an online news conference. "I know it is not 100% and we have to be vigilant in accordance with the president's directions."

 

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Writing by Kate Lamb; Editing by James Pearson)

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