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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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.

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 – 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

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

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 30,156 Covid-19 cases today, March 5.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Antara, Jakarta – Most COVID-19 patients who died were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated against the virus, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Denpasar (Bali) – Indonesia is considering allowing quarantine-free travel earlier than expected as Covid-19 cases trend downwards around the vast archipelago.

Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – The Soekarno-Hatta Airport Resort Police are exploring cases of fake COVID-19 test results that were connected to the COVID-19 app PeduliLindungi.

Indonesia's Ministry of Health said that COVID-19 patients can now undergo self-isolation for just seven days as infections involving the Omicron variant – the most dominant in Indonesi

Owen Howell – A new record was set for daily COVID-19 infections in Indonesia, with 64,718 confirmed cases Wednesday last week.

It has been quite a rollercoaster ride for the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).

Jakarta – The World Health Organization has appointed Indonesia as one of the beneficiaries of mRNA-based vaccine technology transfer, signaling the organization's confidence in the cou

Jakarta – The total number of active Covid-19 cases reached a new high on Thursday and surpassed the previous record when the Delta was the dominant variant in the mid of last year.

Sastra Wijaya and Hellena Souisa – Iman Nugroho is currently isolating at home after getting COVID-19 for the third time.

Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry has decided to adjust the PCR exit test for people in self-isolation after being exposed to Covid-19 by reducing it from two te

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The government claimed on Monday that at least five provinces including the national capital of Jakarta have seemingly passed the peak of their latest Covid

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The government will pay back hospitals an additional Rp 25 trillion ($1.7 billion) for allocating beds for Covid-19 patients last year, Health Minister Budi

Antara, Jakarta – Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows Indonesia is at the 17th place for the highest number of cases of Covid-19 by country, as quoted by the National Di

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the level status of the public activity restrictions (PPKM) in

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday virtually monitored the vaccinations held in a number of regions along with regional leaders.