Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia reported 64 new COVID-19 casesand 10 new deaths on March 22, bringing the total number to 514 and 48respectively, said a local official.
Nine COVID-19 patients have recovered, said the health ministry’sspokesman Achmad Yurianto, adding that the total number of recoveries has reached29.
Also on March22, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it wants the death penaltyfor people convicted of corruption during the COVID-19 outbreak, in a starkturnabout from its recent focus on prevention instead of actively pursuinginvestigations.
According toKPK chairman Firli Bahuri, the agency will be going for the maximum penaltyallowed under the law.
With thegovernment pouring 62.3 trillion Rp (3.9 billion USD) into nationwide measuresto combat COVID-19 and launching social safety net programmes, there aregrowing fears that much of that money could be embezzled.
Among the major projects initiated is theconversion of Wisma Atlet Kemayoran in Central Jakarta into a hospital and usingtwo small islands in Riau Islands province to accommodate thousands of COVID-19patients./.
Nine COVID-19 patients have recovered, said the health ministry’sspokesman Achmad Yurianto, adding that the total number of recoveries has reached29.
Also on March22, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it wants the death penaltyfor people convicted of corruption during the COVID-19 outbreak, in a starkturnabout from its recent focus on prevention instead of actively pursuinginvestigations.
According toKPK chairman Firli Bahuri, the agency will be going for the maximum penaltyallowed under the law.
With thegovernment pouring 62.3 trillion Rp (3.9 billion USD) into nationwide measuresto combat COVID-19 and launching social safety net programmes, there aregrowing fears that much of that money could be embezzled.
Among the major projects initiated is theconversion of Wisma Atlet Kemayoran in Central Jakarta into a hospital and usingtwo small islands in Riau Islands province to accommodate thousands of COVID-19patients./.
VNA
