Indonesians have begun to vote in regional elections as experts warn of potential Coronavirus spread across the country.

Almost 300,000 polling stations have been set up in 24 districts and 37 cities with over 100 million people eligible to vote in what is the world's third-biggest democracy.

However, the election commences as Indonesia struggles to contain South-East Asia's worst Coronavirus outbreak totalling more than 586,000 infections and 18,000 deaths.