Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for a total reform of the national health system that will include self-sufficiency in the pharmaceutical indus

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force announced that it was currently finalizing the road map for a nationwide vaccination program, which it seeks to begin in November or December.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has announced that 161 medical professionals had died of COVID-19 as the country entered its eighth month of the health emergency.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has revealed that the occupancy rate of hotels used as isolation facilities for asymptomatic patients were now at 21 percent, down from 60 perc

Jakarta – In the past few days, the number of COVID-19 infections has shown a downward trend.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito has noted a drop in coronavirus testing over the past seven days and has attributed it to the lon

Jessicha Valentina, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has prepared three scenarios to anticipate a spike in COVID-19 cases following the cuti bersama (collective leave) from Oct.

It looked like Indonesia finally saw the end of its first wave of the coronavirus outbreak with a recent significant decrease in new daily cases this week, but we shouldn't get our hope

Jakarta – As the number of COVID-19 patients in Bekasi has gradually decreased, the city administration is no longer using The Green Hotel as a self-isolation facility for asymptomatic

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of active coronavirus cases has been declining significantly by more than 10,000 cases in the last three weeks amid a downturn in newly cases

Jakarta – In an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19, the National COVID-19 task force and the Health Ministry have teamed up for a strengthened tracing program in 10 priority provinc

Jakarta – Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) chief Jusuf Kalla says the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the country throughout next year.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo reminded staff and the public to remain vigilant, so that Indonesia would not experience a second wave of COVID-19 like countries in Europe.

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force spokesman Wiku Adisasmita has deplored the fact that 54 regions have continued to be categorized as "orange zones" for 10 weeks now.

Jakarta – Medan Helvetia Police station in Medan, North Sumatra has set a new routine to prevent its detainees from contracting COVID-19, namely sending them outdoors to soak up the sun

Jakarta – Despite thousands of new confirmed COVID-19 cases still being recorded daily, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that Indonesia now has a lower and better active case per

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A steady decline in newly cases of coronavirus in the last few weeks may suggest that Indonesia has been past its peak, although no confirmation has come from

Jakarta – Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers are bearing the brunt of the outbreak and are starting to suffer from burnout, a nurse association reveals.

Jakarta – Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, reported zero new COVID-19 cases for six consecutive days from Oct.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported a single-digit monthly rise in the number of coronavirus cases on Saturday, the slowest growth since the outbreak began in early March.

Arlina Arshad – From China to the United Arab Emirates and Britain, Indonesia has been scouring the world for potential vaccines against the coronavirus while ramping up local output an

Jakarta – The National COVID-19 task force has been using a real-time data platform called Sistem Bersatu Lawan COVID-19 (BLC) Monitoring Perubahan Perilaku (United in Fighting COVID-19

Jakarta – COVID-19 volunteer coordinator Andre Rahadian has invited public health graduates to join his team to help the country fight the coronavirus.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Fear of losing jobs. Cabin fever and inability to focus while working from home. Limited interaction with friends and families.

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Covid-19 Task Force said on Thursday that the percentage of active coronavirus cases in proportion to the total number of reported cases have bee

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The coronavirus death toll in Indonesia has increased by 18 percent over the past week as social restrictions continue to be relaxed in several regions, ac

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Indonesian health authorities confirmed Wednesday that the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 400,000 eight months into the outbreak.

Jakarta – A new COVID-19 cluster has emerged in Karawang, West Java, after 11 people who attended the anniversary of a dance group tested positive for the virus.

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has decided to extend the proportional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for Greater Bogor, Depok and Greater Bekasi (Bodebek) for a month

Jakarta – COVID-19 task force officials attempting to carry out a health protocol check were driven out of a birdsong contest at the National Bird's Breeders Association (APBN) in Tuntu

Jakarta – Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan have reportedly been exposed to COVID-19 in South Tangerang, Banten.

Jakarta – Eka Mulyana, a member of the mitigation team for the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), has said the association has recorded a growing number of COVID-19 fatalities among

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly cases of coronavirus in Indonesia have been trending down in the past two weeks, with 3,222 new cases on Monday, the lowest daily total since Sept.

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – More than 100 inmates at Kerobokan Prison in Badung regency, Bali, tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday.

Jakarta – Some regional leaders in Central Java are deliberately refraining from conducting COVID-19 tracking and testing in order to maintain the "green zone" status of their areas, Ce

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has added 102,704 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the month, bringing the total number of cases to 389,712.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Regional administrations are considering issuing bylaws as a legal avenue to sanction people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Jakarta – Members of the North Sumatra COVID-19 task force were attacked by an unidentified group while conducting a raid to enforce the mandatory face-mask policy in a suspected gambli

Jakarta – The grand imam of Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, Nasaruddin Umar, said santri (students of Islamic boarding schools) had to play an active role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – In May, two months after Indonesia reported its first COVID-19 cases in Greater Jakarta, more than 1000 kilometers away, a doctor was tending to an unconsciou

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's doctors have warned the government not to rush its COVID-19 vaccination programs and patiently wait instead for the results of ongoing trials to b

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of coronavirus cases in Jakarta passed the 100,000 mark on Saturday as newly cases have been spiraling beyond control since late August.

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a significant decrease in active COVID-19 cases, the National COVID-19 task force stated on Thursday.

Heru Andriyanto & Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The Indonesian government must not be in hurry to authorize the use of a vaccine against coronavirus until there is one with proven ef

Jakarta – Research and Technology Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, who also heads the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), has stated a target for a state-owned company to prod

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) is pretty much all of us right now, as it has urged the government to observe all due process for any COVID-19 vaccine candidate so it doesn't a

Jakarta – The Banten administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the province until Nov. 19, according to a recently issued gubernatorial decree.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta has become the second region in the country to issue a COVID-19-related bylaw after the City Council and the administration agreed to endorse a set of pr

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of cured or discharged Covid-19 patients in Indonesia passed the 300,000 mark on Thursday, but the peak of new infections remains nowhere to