Bangkit Adhi Wiguna, Graven (Intern), Jakarta – An epidemiologist with the Gadjah Mada University, Citra Indriani, said that 80 percent of Indonesians may have been infected with the De

Jakarta – Reisa Broto Asmoro – the government's Covid-19 handling spokeswoman and new habits adaptation ambassador – recently asked the public to make 2022 the last year of Indonesia's

Jakarta – Smarting from past mistakes, the government is considering stringent mobility restrictions ahead of the year-end holiday season to prevent another spike in COVID-19 infection.

Jakarta – With the threat of a Covid-19 third wave looming ahead of the year-end festivities, the government is gearing up to take another crack at preventing a holiday-fuelled spike in

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Health Ministry's spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccination, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said vaccination coverage in Indonesia has surpassed the WHO's target.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A mutation of the deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus has sparked an uptrend of Covid-19 cases in eight cities in Indonesia in the last three weeks,

Antara, Jakarta – Yesterday on the 14th of November 2021, data from the Ministry of Health stated that as many as 84,161,759 Indonesian citizens have received the second dose of Covid-1

Anita Permata, Raka Adji, Jakarta – Head of the Professional Development Division of the Indonesian Association of Epidemiologists (PAEI) Dr Masdalina Pane stated that so far, there was

Aditya R, Kenzu T, Jakarta – Sixty-eight million adults in Indonesia are obese due to unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, Ministry of Health's acting director of prevention an

Anita D, Kenzu T, Jakarta – The compliance scores for wearing masks were still below 60 percent in some Indonesian districts and cities, COVID-19 Handling Task Force's Head of Behaviora

Antara, Jakarta – The central government has urged all regional governments to fully utilize their COVID-19 vaccine stocks by hastening vaccinations in their respective regions.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing an increasing rate of new infections over the past week.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Epidemiology Association (PAEI) member Masdalina Pane said efforts to prevent another wave of Covid-19 spread is not by mandating PCR tests on travelers but

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UK government announced on Monday that it would soon add China's Sinovac and Sinopharm to its list of approved Covid-19 vaccines for inbound travel, th

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – State-pharmaceutical firm Bio Farma in a House Hearing on Tuesday appeared in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Commi

A senior Indonesian official made special mention of beach clubs and bars in Bali when talking about health protocol violations, warning of dire consequences even though COVID-19 cases

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering buying 1 million doses of Covid-19 antiviral drug developed by US pharmaceutical company Merck & Co Inc., Healt

Jakarta – The government is preparing several policies to prevent a Covid-19 third wave during the year-end and Christmas holidays – a period that will likely increase people's mobility

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded the lowest additional daily Covid-19 cases this year, as per Saturday, November 6.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Covid-19 response has reached a new milestone this week by exceeding 200 million doses of vaccine administered across the country.

Two senior officials in President Joko Widodo's cabinet are set to be reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over allegations of conflicts of interest in the nation's p

Jakarta – About 4 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine landed in Indonesia on Monday, making it the 110th arrival of Covid-19 shots in the country.

Budi Satriawan, Yogyakarta – Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind of bacteria that prev

Jakarta – Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the U.S.

Agung Sandy Lesmana and Stephanus Aranditio – Former Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Publications and Education Director Agustinus Edy Kristianto has revealed the names of sever

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Health and Justice has criticised the government's policy of reducing the price of Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests

Jakarta – Indonesia has received more than 12 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in three days, bringing the total vaccine delivered to the country to more than 300 million doses, ac

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The government's plan to broaden the PCR test mandate outside of air travel grabbed the attention of the Indonesian Association of Clinical and Laboratory Pathol

The gold standard COVID-19 diagnostic tool has become slightly more accessible to Indonesians, after the government this afternoon announced PCR swab test's price ceiling has been lower

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Johnny G.

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) chairperson Tulus Abadi on Tuesday gave his response to President Joko Widodo's public request to lower the cost of PC

Jakarta – Indonesia received on Monday about 684,400 doses of Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine from New Zealand.

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Aviation observer and PT Asia Aero Technology commissioner Alvin Lie on Tuesday commented on the cost of Covid-19 PCR testing, which he suspects had been priced

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has urged a further reduction in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test cost amid mounting pressures from air passengers who are obli

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin hoped that 59 percent of the Indonesian people targeted for COVID-19 vaccination would be fully vaccinated by the end of this

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A top-level government team is visiting the United States for talks with pharmaceutical company Merck on the possibility of manufacturing Molnupiravir, an ant

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The government decided to relax the public mobility restrictions or PPKM policy in line with the improving conditions of COVID-19.

Jakarta – The Covid-19 situation in Indonesia has improved significantly with a steady decline in new cases and deaths over the last few weeks.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A senior apostolic nunciature official has welcomed attempts by Timor-Leste's government to vaccinate a skeptical population against Covid-19, saying a touted papa

A military officer stationed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport allegedly assisted influencer Rachel Vennya in escaping mandatory COVID-19 quarantine after returning from abroad, a

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency Head Widyastuti said the increase in daily COVID-19 cases in the capital was due to the active case-finding (ACF).

Jakarta – Indonesia plans a nationwide seroprevalence survey over the next two weeks to determine whether that substantial portion of its population already has immunity against Covid-1

Indonesia this weekend celebrated the divinely good news that Saudi Arabia is set to reopen its borders to pilgrims from the world's most populous Muslim country, though it appears the

Jakarta – Nine months since the Indonesian government ran the COVID-19 vaccination program, the vaccination rate in Papua Province is lowest, a recent national count says.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – University of Indonesia Faculty of Medicine's Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine professor Tjandra Yoga Aditama on Monday revealed that Ind

Jakarta – More than 100 million Indonesian citizens have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine since the vaccination drive began on January 13, according to Health Ministry

Immanuel C S, Mecca Yumna, Semarang, Central Java – Head of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Daeng M.

Jakarta Globe, Jakarta – The government is considering reducing the mandatory quarantine period for arriving international travelers, either Indonesian citizens or foreigners, to five d

Indonesia's Health Ministry says people shouldn't worry about the security of their personal data now that screening features of the government's PeduliLindungi app have been integrated

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UK government recently announced it would recognize Indonesia's proof of Covid-19 vaccination starting next week.