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Indonesia’s health minister is leading a push for stricter controls as coronavirus cases surge to unprecedented levels, according to Reuters’ sources familiar with government discussions.
On Sunday, the country posted its fifth record daily high for Covid cases in the past week, with 21,342 people confirmed as positive, equivalent to over a quarter of those tested.
Also just a reminder that another story breaking overnight was about a Covid outbreak at the top of the UK army. Miranda Bryant reports:
The defence secretary and six of the UK’s most senior military commanders have been forced to self-isolate after Gen Sir Nick Carter, the head of the armed forces, tested positive for coronavirus.
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