Indonesia reported 1,693 new infections on Tuesday (Aug 11), but discharged 1,533 people (including 59 new deaths), resulting in additional active case of 160. The country’s fatality rate remains high at 4.5%, but recovery rate has reached 64.7%, similar to the world average. On Tuesday, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo kicked start Phase III trial of a vaccine developed by Sinovac in partnership with state pharmaceutical giant PT Bio Farma.To subscribe please click here