Indonesia is yet to report a single case of coronavirus, the country's health minister says they 'owe it to God'

With coronavirus spreading throughout South East Asia, Indonesia's top health official has credited divine assistance as the reason no cases of the illness have been reported in his country.

in the region. While authorities in Indonesia have tested 102 suspected cases, none has come back positive, theThe lack of confirmed cases has sparked concerns that the government in the world's most populous Muslim country is playing down the threat. "We owe it to God. It's because of our prayers. We do not wish upon something like that will reach Indonesia," he said, according to theRead morepointed out is a military doctor and radiologist with no experience in pandemics, dismissed a report by Harvard University released on February 11, which concluded that it was statistically probable that Indonesia would have a reported case by now, especially given its position as a key tourism destination.

But Terawan said:"Tell Harvard to come to Indonesia. I will order the doors to be opened for them to see. There is nothing that is covered up.", Terawan said on Monday:"In accordance with [state ideology] Pancasila, our country believes in God. No matter the religion, as long as we uphold Pancasila, praying is of utmost importance. We work and pray. It's an honorable thing.

Jinx

Because they don’t have capability to deal with, why not pretend it as it is

They’re not stupid, reporting means a death sentence to their tourism industry. the south East Asian countries are not reporting it or they are under-reporting it because of the tourist dollars.

...and if the country is beset by cases of this virus and many people die, will that be God changing his mind? Or just sticking it to this particular country?

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