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June 15, 2021
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from the Griffith University of Australia, Dicky Budiman, asked the government to be aware of the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant (B.1.617.2)
Jakarta – The government urges the public to pay more attention than ever to health protocols, as several regions are seeing drastic surge in Covid-19 cases.
June 14, 2021
Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The government has extended micro-scale restrictions on community activities, known as PPKM Mikro, until June 28 across Indonesia in an attempt to stem the spread
Indonesia expects a new wave of coronavirus infections will peak in early July, as the highly transmissible delta variant becomes more dominant in some areas and with the occupancy of h
June 13, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – At least 20,044,187 Indonesians have received the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Saturday, according to the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.
Jakarta – Jakarta Provincial Government has now allowed foreign nationals older than 18 to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the city's free immunization program in a race to protect In
June 12, 2021
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI), released its latest survey report on Covid-19 situations in Tanjung Priok Distr
June 11, 2021
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IX Deputy Chairman, Charles Honoris, urged the central government to "pull the emergency brake" in a bid to suppress
Dengue fever infections dropped dramatically in an Indonesian study where a bacteria was introduced into disease-carrying mosquitoes, offering hope in the battle against an illness that
Reuters – A jump in coronavirus cases on Indonesia's two most populous islands has health experts worried the worst could be yet to come, with few curbs on movement at a time when dange
Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria appealed to residents of the capital city to stay vigilant as COVID-19 cases are raging again.
June 10, 2021
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) announced on Thursday that they managed to collect Rp1.1 billion-worth of health protocol violation fines from January 10
The true mammoth task of vaccinating Indonesia's entire eligible population against COVID-19 is set to begin in a few weeks, with the Health Ministry announcing that nationwide rollout
Indonesia has been bracing for an expected surge in COVID-19 cases following the Eid holiday in mid-May, and anyone hoping for some positivity might be glad to learn that, according to
June 9, 2021
Jakarta (Agencies) – Indonesia on Wednesday reported 7,725 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since Feb.
Jakarta has become the first Indonesian province to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to all adults, as the capital seeks to boost vaccination coverage.
Andi Firdaus/Suharto, Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Indonesian President Joko Widodo's commitment to expediting and optimizing the national vaccination program
June 8, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – More than 11 million people in Indonesia have received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of Monday afternoon, according to the Task Force for COVID-19 Ha
Indonesia seems to be on the brink of a COVID-19 surge with a substantial increase in daily cases this week and with more regions now given the undesirable "red zone" tag.
June 7, 2021
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian health authorities have identified a new Covid-19 cluster in Bangkalan regency in East Java province's Madura Island, a week after report
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in Jakarta hospitals continued to increase for the last three weeks.
June 6, 2021
Jakarta – Indonesia received another 313,100 doses of Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine via the global sharing scheme Covax at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Saturd
Jakarta – Paper giant APRIL Group recently kicked off the self-funded Covid-19 vaccination program for all its employees at Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, through its local operating arm Riau
June 5, 2021
Jakarta (Xinhua) – Timor-Leste on Saturday received a batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines and syringes donated by China.
June 3, 2021
Tim Lindsey and Max Walden – No one really knows the true state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, and that means it is unpredictable.
June 1, 2021
Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed another shipment of 8 million Covid-19 vaccines in bulk from the Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac on Monday.
May 31, 2021
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Fadli Zon, deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's Board of Trustees, tested positively for Covid-19.
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A small, sleepy regency on Indonesia's main Java island has worried those fighting Covid-19.
May 27, 2021
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste's government has lifted a ban that has prevented Catholics and members of other religions from going to places of worship in the capital Dili for more
Antonio Sampaio, Dili – The Timor-Leste government may apply disciplinary action to public officials doing face-to-face work who refuse to take the vaccine, while maintaining that vacci
Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia has resumed usage of a temporarily suspended batch of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, the country's food and drug agency (Bpom) said on Thursday (May 27).
A'an Suryana, Singapore – On the surface, it looked like Indonesia got a boost in its vaccination efforts.
Jakarta Globe, Jakarta – Lippo Karawaci, one of Indonesia's largest property developers, has opened a mass vaccination center at Senayan Park Jakarta, or Spark, to support the self-fund
Antara, Jakarta – The Covid-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito on Wednesday announced that there had been 27 deaths – initially suspected to be linked to the national vaccinatio
Jakarta – The government hopes the Covid-19 vaccination drive is on target, as Indonesia welcomed another batch of Sinovac's bulk vaccine earlier this week.
May 25, 2021
Medan, Indonesia (AFP) – Four people have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly stealing Covid-19 vaccines marked for prisoners and selling them to the public, the authorities said o
East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has been reported to the police for allegedly breaching COVID-19 protocols at her birthday party last week.
Astrid Faidlatul Habibah, Katr, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati expressed pride while highlighting that Indonesia's COVID-19 vaccination program was ranked 11th interna
Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – At least eight family members of 47 Indonesian health workers who contracted Covid-19 after treating 14 sick Filipino ship crew members have tested positive fo
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Until the end of April 2021, the Indonesian government had spent Rp10.7 trillion from the state budget to treat Covid-19 patients.
May 24, 2021
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Covid-19 national task force's head of data and information technology, Dewi Nur Aisyah, on Sunday announced that four Indonesian provinces have seen a rise i
May 23, 2021
Jakarta – The Jakarta's Regional Commission for Post-Immunization Events, or KIPI, ensures every Covid-19 vaccine rolled out to the public is safe, as they have undergone several trials
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia added 5,296 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Saturday, taking the total tally since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 to 1,769,940, accord
May 21, 2021
Antara, Medan – The North Sumatra Regional Police arrested employees of the North Sumatra Health Agency and a penitentiary for allegedly selling the COVID-19 vaccine illegally.
May 20, 2021
Jakarta – Health Ministry's vaccination spokeswoman Siti Nadia Tarmizi said on Wednesday that only one out of the forty Astrazeneca batches, namely the CTMAV547, has its distribution pa
Antonio Sampaio, Dili – Timor-Leste today registered 172 more cases of covid-19 infection with the majority in Dili – passing the barrier of 5000 cases since the beginning of the pandem
May 19, 2021
Jakarta – Indonesia has reached a commitment for the supply of 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group or Sinopharm, a senior official said
May 18, 2021
I Nyoman Sutarsa, Canberra – The Indonesian government set an ambitious goal to complete mass COVID-19 immunisation by the end of March 2022, covering the 181.5 million Indonesians elig
