Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The government has to find an immediate solution for the deficit suffered by the national health insurance agency, or BPJS Kesehatan, after the Supreme Court

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the government had prepared a budget of Rp 1 trillion, or around $70 million, to be channelled through the Health Ministry to try to contain

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The family of a COVID-19 patient in Jakarta has said the patient was initially rejected by a hospital and underwent a sluggish screening process before test

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to temporarily ban exports of face masks to ensure there is a sufficient domestic supply amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Trade Minister Agus

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – A top official reported on Friday that a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient had died in Surakarta, Central Java.

Wendy Tuohy – Like thousands of others thrust into a health crisis by Australia's most common women's cancer, breast cancer, Kirsty Sword Gusmao was not ready to be told that she had i

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government plans to enlist the help of universities and other institutions to address the COVID-19 outbreak, which has officially been declared a

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The circumstances surrounding the confirmation of Indonesia's first death linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday (Mar 11) has revealed what may be a lack of coordinati

Asip Hasani, Agustinus Hari and Markus Makur, Blitar, Manado and Manggarai – The Indonesian Health Ministry has recorded a total of 17,820 cases of dengue fever since January this year

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Rabies has killed at least 15 people in West Nusa Tenggara's Dompu regency to date with more than 2,000 dog bites reported since the outbre

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – With cryptic updates on the coronavirus situation and a refusal to reveal the nationality and location of the first fatality

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, the largest hospital in West Java province, has been flooded by people asking its staff to issue them a "COVID-19-free certifica

Jakarta – Due to the limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hazmat suits, medical personnel from a state-owned hospital in Tasikmalaya, West Java were forc

Rizki Fachriansyah and Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Within the first few weeks of the initial COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in January, the Indonesian govern

Jakarta – One person has died of dengue fever in South Sumatra, while up to 562 have been infected since the beginning of the year, the South Sumatra Health Agency has reported.

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization has officially entered the national battle against the coronavirus by establishing the Muhammadiyah COVID-19

Nedi Putra, Jon Afrizal, Asip Hasani, Suherdjoko, Blitar/Semarang/Malang – As many as 500, 60-milliliter bottles of hand sanitizers with 96 percent alcohol content are now produced eve

Jakarta – Some international schools in Jakarta are closing their doors in an effort to protect students and teachers from the COVID-19 coronavirus, which continues to spread globally.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia reported its first death from the coronavirus on Wednesday, a 53-year-old COVID-19 patient and foreign citizen identified as Case 25.

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – A 53-year-old foreign woman holidaying in Bali became Indonesia's first COVID-19 fatality on Wednesday, but local authorities were only informed after her

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Several major events in Jakarta have been either canceled, postponed or allowed to go through as long as extra precautions are taken by organizers as the increasi

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced on Tuesday eight more novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number to 27 of mostly domestic transmis

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A number of referral hospitals for COVID-19 in West Java have complained of a lack of protective gear for medical personnel who handle patients suspected of having

Jakarta – The government's repeated warnings often go unheeded as irrationality prevails amidst the growing panic over news of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Indonesia in th

Jakarta – Indonesia reported the first possible community transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the country on Tuesday, after a citizen with no link to certain co

Hengky Ola Sura, Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has thanked local health workers for their efforts to tackle a dengue fever outbreak in East Nusa T

Jakarta – The death toll of the dengue fever outbreak in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has risen to 32 as the number of people infected by the dengue virus continues to increase.

Emma Connors, Jakarta – Indonesian scientists have doubts about the accuracy of the country's COVID-19 testing and have called on the government to work with others to speed up and imp

Jakarta – State-owned Indonesia Port Corporation II (IPC) is prohibiting crew members of all foreign vessels docking at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok Port from getting off their ships as par

Jakarta – Two more patients have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases in Indonesia up to six, the Health Ministry announced

Renae Henry – Bali has controversially allowed hundreds of cruise ship passengers to disembark on the tourist island, despite them being turned away from other Indonesian ports over co

Dikanaya Tarahita and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – According to Inang Winarso, executive director of the Sativa Nusantara Foundation, an organisation actively researching the use of med

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced on Friday that two new COVID-19 cases linked to the first two confirmed cases had been recorded, prompting calls for the g

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia announced two new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, four days after the announcement of the first two cases, bringing the total number of confirmed

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry said on Friday that flights to and from South Korea are still operating despite the East Asian country being an epicenter of the COVID-19 coronavi

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration launched on Friday a website specifically designed for COVID-19 response and information following the first two cases of COVID-19 being confirmed

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Indonesia government has finally released its official protocols for dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Fadli, Galang Island, Riau Islands – Residents of Galang Island in Riau Islands regency are objecting to the government's plan to turn a former refugee camp on the island into an infec

Jakarta – Around 60,000 surgical masks confiscated from hoarders will be sold to the public, the North Jakarta Police said on Thursday.

Jakarta – The Jakarta city administration has temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for mass gatherings, including for film shooting purposes, as part of its COVID-19 containme

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto has urged mask producers to halt the export of masks and cater to domestic needs first amid a spike in demand for the item

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) has called on Muslims who are ill to refrain from praying at mosques as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus d

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Police arrested on Tuesday three residents of Semarang for alleged price gouging in the wake of the buying frenzy that erupted on Monday, when the c

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The government has stepped up its efforts to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by tightening health screenings at borders and testing more

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry has banned travelers from Iran, Italy and South Korea from entering Indonesia as the three countries continue to struggle to contain

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Illegal cosmetics dominated cases of regulation violations handled by Indonesia's food and drug supervisory agency last year as demand for beauty products sky

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Coronavirus fears have continued to take a toll on the event industry in Indonesia, as more music festivals and seminars are either postponed or canceled,

Jakarta – State-owned commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) is offering hand sanitizer and disposable face masks to passengers at its 80 stations amid concerns over

Tassia Sipahutar, Eko Listiyorini and Arys Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned against hoarding of food and other essential goods after the country's first cases