Indonesia reports 1,226 new coronavirus infections, 56 deaths

total fatalities now at 2,429, the highest coronavirus death toll in East Asia outside of China. (File/AFP)
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Updated 20 June 2020
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Indonesia reports 1,226 new coronavirus infections, 56 deaths

  • Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 56 more deaths reported

Indonesia reported 1,226 new coronavirus infections and on Saturday, taking its total number of cases to 45,029.
Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 56 more deaths reported, with total fatalities now at 2,429, the highest coronavirus death toll in East Asia outside of China.


Italy says it stands ready to train police in Gaza

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Italy says it stands ready to train police in Gaza

  • He confirmed that Rome ‌was ready to participate as an observer ⁠in ⁠US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiativ
ROME, Feb ‌16 : Italy stands ready to help train police ​forces in Gaza and elsewhere in the Palestinian territories, its foreign minister said on Monday, as ‌Rome aims to ‌play ​a ‌role ⁠in ​stabilizing the ⁠Middle East.
“We are ready to train a new Gaza police force, and we ⁠are also ready to ‌train ‌a Palestinian ​police ‌force,” Foreign Minister Antonio ‌Tajani told a news conference in Rome.
He confirmed that Rome ‌was ready to participate as an observer ⁠in ⁠US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative, and Italy had been invited to attend a meeting of the group this week ​in ​Washington.