Antara, Jakarta – Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine can be used as a booster following the Supreme Court's decision on the halal vaccines that the government can use for the immunization progr

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Indonesia was added to 522 people on Saturday, April 23.

The Indonesian government has included the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a mandatory vaccine in its national immunization program.

Jakarta – The government has further extended public activity restriction (PPKM) level 2 in all Greater Jakarta areas from Tuesday to May 9, which covers the Idul Fitri celebration peri

Jakarta – More than 99 percent of the Indonesian population already has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, from vaccination and natural infections, a government s

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has again decided to extend the enforcement of the public mobility restrictions or PPKM policy in Java-Bali regions until May 9, 2022.

Almost all residents of Indonesia's most populous island of Java have antibodies against COVID-19, owing to a combination of prior infection and vaccination against the virus, a governm

Iwan Ariawan (360info), Melbourne, Australia – Indonesia is home to more than a quarter of million people, spread across an archipelago made up of thousands of islands.

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Krittayawan Boonto, Tjandra Yoga Aditama and Meirinda Sebayang, Jakarta – In the past two years, there has not been a day going by without us thinking about our health and wellbeing.

Jakarta – The daily COVID-19 booster rate has more than doubled since the government made getting a third vaccine dose a requirement for people intending to travel for the annual Idul F

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Dina, who hails from Central Java but studies in the East Javan city of Malang, is dying to go back to her hometown during the upcoming Idul Fitri holidays.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government confirmed on Monday that it will reinstate visa exemption for citizens of fellow ASEAN member countries as the country begins to relax international

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently said that Indonesia had brought the highly contagious Omicron co

Jakarta – Nineteen million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Indonesia's national stockpile have expired this year and 1.5 million more are set to expire next month, as donated shots arrive

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The Catholic-majority nation of Timor-Leste is still battling a dengue outbreak that has killed dozens of people, with the number of cases soaring to more than 3,7

Iftar (breaking the fast during Ramadan) without its social aspects is not quite iftar.

Jakarta – The onus is now on Indonesia, which hosted the fourth Conference of Parties (COP4) on the Minamata Convention on Mercury over the weekend, to lead by example and walk the talk

Controversial former health minister Terawan Agus Putranto has elected not to further stir the pot after he was forever barred from medical practice.

Jakarta – Former Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has been kicked out of the Indonesian Doctors Association, or IDI, for "serious ethical misconducts", prominent members confirmed

Khalis Surry, Raka Adji, Banda Aceh, Aceh – The Ministry of Health stated that the number of Indonesian citizens going abroad, especially to Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, for medic

Tempo.Co, Rini Kustiani, Jakarta – Indonesia ranks third in the world in the number of tuberculosis cases after India and China with a total of 824,000 cases and a fatality rate of 93,0

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – An epidemiologist from Australia's Griffith University, Dicky Budiman, assessed a number of factors causing the low rate of booster vaccination in Indones

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is looking at ways to combat stunted growth in Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province, which has the highest prevalence of the di

Tiara Marthias and Likke Prawidya Putri – Indonesia is emerging from another surge in Covid-19 infections.

Jakarta, Indonesia, – Bright colour paints with high lead content are found in public children's facilities and open spaces across Indonesia.

Jakarta – Indonesia has dropped the quarantine requirement for international travelers who have received the complete vaccine doses against Covid-19 starting on March 22.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, in the CNBC Indonesia economic outlook on Tuesday said Indonesia is entering 2022 with an improved foundation which he attri

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A serological survey, taken from November to December 2021, suggested that 86.6 percent of people aged over 1 year old in Indonesia have developed antibodi

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria was tight-lipped about herd immunity albeit the city's primary vaccination coverage has exceeded the target.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Presidential Palace continues to implement strict health protocols even though the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia is declining.

Kukuh S. Wibowo, Jakarta – The Health Ministry recorded that the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases continued to decline to 9,629 on Monday, March 14.

Jakarta – How soon should Indonesia declare the transition of COVID-19 from being pandemic to endemic? Not a moment too soon, we believe.

Thresa Sandra Desfika & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A number of airlines have removed the antigen or polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test requirement for fully-vaccinated domes

Jakarta – Circulating reports about 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine that may have expired at the end of February 2022 have triggered safety concerns, hence damaging public trust in

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan announced that domestic travelers are no longer required to present

Jakarta – The government has decided to drop the antigen and polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test requirement for domestic travels as the country's latest Covid-19 wave receded, a se

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia is returning to normal life with the government scrapping major community restrictions and Covid-19 mandates, a senior official said on Monday.

M Baqir I A, Mecca Yumna, Jakarta – Cooperatives and SMEs Minister Teten Masduki attached utmost importance to the government's collaboration with stakeholders, especially business acto

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is determined to vaccinate the entire target population against Covid-19 by the end of this month, a spokeswoman said on Saturda

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia logged 30,156 Covid-19 cases today, March 5.

Katriana, Jakarta – A total of 11,942,963 Indonesians have received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to data from the COVID-19 Task Force as of Saturday afternoon.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia logged 40,920 new cases of Covid-19 in a day as of Wednesday noon, March 2.

Starting tomorrow, domestic air travelers in Indonesia will be required to present a valid e-HAC (electronic Health Alert Card) at the departure airport instead of at the destination.

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian Society of Allergy and Immunology (ISAI) Iris Rengganis in a talk show on Wednesday argued that the 70 percent herd immunity requ

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has tested positive for Covid-19. The minister is currently self-isolating at home.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa missed the Armed Forces and National Police leaders meeting held today at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially added Sinopharm to the list of authorized COVID-19 booster regimens.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The government decided to extend the enforcement of public activity restrictions (PPKM) protocol in all provinces including Bali and Yogyakarta for t

It's official: the general public in Indonesia can now get their COVID-19 booster shot just three months after completing their first two jabs.