I Nyoman Sutarsa, I Md Ady Wirawan and Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti – After nine months of constant battles with the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most populous co

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The surge in newly coronavirus cases has extended the run of record-breaking seven-day average for the ninth day in a row on Tuesday, after hitting the 5,000

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito has admitted that there are data discrepancies between the central government and regional administrations, and t

Jakarta – Beds for COVID-19 patients at hospitals in Yogyakarta, one of the country's top tourist and education destinations, had reached almost full capacity on Monday following a cont

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Pandjaitan, demanded all officials to no longer allow people to gather in large numbers.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has tested positive for COVID-19 days after his deputy, Ahmad Riza Patria, was found to have the illness.

Ardila Syakriah and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta – The governors of Jakarta and Riau, Anies Baswedan and Syamsuar, respectively, have become the latest additions to the long list of governmen

Swa.Co.Id, Jakarta – A member of University of Indonesia (UI) business and economy chairperson-cum-expert of the COVID-19 mitigation team on behavior changes, Turro Wongkaren, said Indo

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has gone through nine months of desperate attempts to contain the spread of coronavirus with no immediate signs that it will ultimately flatten the

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has once again reminded the public of the risks of COVID-19 infection, after the national active case rate reached 13.41 percent, up by nearly 1

Jakarta – Brebes Regent Idza Priyanti's entourage, which accompanied her to several areas of East Java from Nov. 7 to Nov.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Deputy governor Ahmad Riza Patria has tested positive for COVID-19, raising concerns over the health and safety of other officials of the Jakarta administr

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Hospitals in Jakarta treating Covid-19 patients are nearly full amid a surge in infections following several mass gatherings involving a controversial I

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reached a new milestone in daily number of coronavirus cases after adding 6,267 new cases on Sunday, the third time it broke its own daily record du

Jakarta – COVID-19 hospitals in Bogor regency, West Java, have shown a rapid increase in patient intake, Bogor Deputy Regent Iwan Setiawan has revealed.

Jakarta – As the majority of COVID-19 transmission in Greater Jakarta came from family clusters, a pulmonologist has urged Jakartans to be stricter in following health rules.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Covid-19 Task Force claimed on Saturday that the preparation for the distribution network of vaccines against coronavirus is almost complete, as

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported the highest single-day rise of both coronavirus-related deaths and newly confirmed cases on Friday as the surge continued in line with impr

Bandung and Jakarta – State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is still waiting for results from the phase three clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech

Jakarta – A hospital administration expert is urging the government and health authorities to increase bed capacity and expanding isolation facilities to anticipate a potential surge in

Jakarta – Indonesia logged yet another daily record in coronavirus infections and fatalities on Friday as the national COVID-19 task force confirmed 5,828 new cases and 169 new deaths o

Yogyakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM), in cooperation with the Research and Technology Ministry, is to distribute 11,000 locally developed rapid test kits for free to hospitals and

Bandung – The West Java administration's COVID-19 and economic recovery task force has prepared refrigerators and cold storage rooms to house vaccine doses in 27 regencies and cities in

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force has traced nearly 240 confirmed cases to 17 clusters that emerged in May-November from large public gatherings at religious events and places

Jakarta – Indonesia logged yet another record in daily coronavirus infections on Wednesday as the national COVID-19 task force confirmed 5,534 new cases over the past 24 hours, shortly

Jakarta – Indonesian businesses have put high hope on the Covid-19 mass vaccination to return the confidence of 162 million Indonesian middle- and upper-income classes to start spending

Yogyakarta – The recent death of Andrianto Purnawan, the head of the Indonesian Medical Association's (IDI) public participation acceleration team for COVID-19 mitigation, adds to the r

Indonesia's confirmed COVID-19 cases have breached half a million as the Government of the world's fourth most populous nation scrambles to procure vaccines to help it win the fight aga

Jakarta – The coronavirus disease has continued to spread in the central and southern parts of Central Java, with spikes in cases attributable in part to a lack of awareness on COVID-19

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The seven-day average of newly coronavirus cases in Indonesia saw a new high on Tuesday, only a day after the total number of cases hit half a million since t

Juhri Selamet – The United Nations (UN) designated 19 November as World Toilet Day to raise awareness that 4.2 billion people live without access to safe sanitation, including in Indone

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan in Sunday's statement revealed a 70 percent drop in percentage of people's health protocol obedience during the past week which referred to dat

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia hit a grim milestone on Monday (Nov 23) in surpassing more than half a million cases of the coronavirus, as hospitals across the country's most populated p

Jakarta – New Covid-19 cases have been recorded following a series of mass gatherings centred around the return of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab from self-exile in Sa

Jakarta – The seven-day average of newly coronavirus cases hits a new high in Jakarta as officials said the city is facing new clusters of infections due to recent mass gatherings led b

Jakarta – The Limapuluh Kota Police in West Sumatra have disbanded a public wedding reception held for the child of local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Joni Amir, alleging a vi

Jakarta – Banyumas regency in Central Java will temporarily close some tourist attractions in the area to contain the spread of COVID-19, antaranews.com reported.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia's confirmed COVID-19 case number has exceeded 500,000 as the country continues to endure the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, nearly nine mont

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reminded the national COVID-19 task force and committee as well as provincial leaders across the nation to balance efforts aimed at containi

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Jakarta – Indonesia is unlikely to procure Covid-19 vaccines produced by the American multinational pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer and a German biotechnology company Biopharmaceutica

Bandung and Jakarta – COVID-19 hospitals in Bandung, West Java, are running out of beds with at least 88.6 percent of bed capacity already occupied.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia has secured a Euro 550 million (S$876 million) loan from Germany's state bank KfW to fund its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Jakarta's embassy in Ber

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia is getting closer to the 500,000 mark amid widespread infections in key hotspots, most notably Ja

Jakarta – Three mothers of sick children are fighting for legal changes to allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes.

Jakarta – Indonesia's drug supervisory body has revoked the authorization for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate use in the Covid-19 patient treatment after a study su

Jakarta – Many volunteers with the COVID-19 task force have resigned following the task force's controversial donation of 20,000 masks for the wedding of the daughter of controversial I

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's plan to fast-track the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine from next month has been stymied by his government's own

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The seven-day average of newly coronavirus infections hit a new high on Thursday as Indonesia is heading into a second peak of the outbreak.

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