RICO Sihombing had a fever on Thursday, March 12. He was having dry coughs and difficulty breathing. When admitted to a hospital in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, he was told to have thoracic scan. “I was also instructed to take the swab test,” he said when contacted via telephone on March 25. Mucus samples were taken from Rico’s nose and mouth to detect the coronavirus.

Four days before that, Rico had had another bout of fever. B