Megawati in hospital with suspected dengue

Megawati in hospital with suspected dengue

Former Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri was
admitted to hospital late on Tuesday with suspected dengue fever,
a source close to her said.

For the time being, no one except
close family members were allowed to visit Megawati, who was
admitted to the MMC Hospital in South Jakarta at 4 p.m., the
source said.

Dengue fever is an annual hazard in Indonesia, the
country recording 605 deaths this year from the mosquito-borne
disease. Megawati served three years as president but was
defeated last year by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the country's
first direct presidential election. -- JP