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UPDATED - Coronavirus: Indonesian startups launch tracking and healthcare tools, financial support

  • Indonesia
  • 7 min read
  • Mar 26, 2020
  • By Putu Agung Wija Putera

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Amid a weak public health system, Indonesia's startups try to plug the gap with healthcare and monitoring tech solutions, while edtech and other online platforms see surge in demand amid social distancing 

More Indonesian startups have offered their tech and financial resources to help the country cope with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
As of March 26 – just over three weeks after Indonesia announced the first two cases of Covid-19 in the country – the number of confirmed cases has risen to 893. Of these, 35 have recovered and are discharged from hospital while 78 have died. 
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged Indonesians to practice social distancing and stay home whenever possible. In Jakarta, employers are told to implement work-from-home policies while non-essential p...

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