Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Both parents and teachers should play an active role in instilling healthy dietary habits such as daily milk consumption in children, experts said in a rec

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has added 100,417 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the month, with Jakarta taking a lion's share of 30 percent by averaging mor

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – As the number of new cases keeps mounting, even one of the foremost COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta faces a shortage of medical workers, a pulmono

Jakarta – The head of police in South Tegal, Central Java, Joeharno, has been dismissed from his position after giving permission to Tegal Council Deputy Speaker Wasmad Edi Susilo to ho

Jakarta – The speaker of the Bogor regency council, Rudy Susmasto, has announced on Friday that he will temporarily withdraw from council activities after testing positive for COVID-19.

Jakarta – More than 20 people living and working in the Bali governor's official residence, Jaya Sabha, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Arlina Arshad, Linda Yulisman and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian gravedigger Adang Saputra's heart breaks every time he hears the all-too-familiar prayers for the dead and

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Three provinces on Sumatra Island have had their total number of confirmed coronavirus cases more than double within the last four weeks, leading to a dramati

Jakarta – The actual COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia could be three times the reported figure, which reached 10,105 on Thursday.

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Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reasserted the government's commitment to prioritizing health concerns in containing the COVID-19 outbreak.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must take charge in handling the COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia as the country grapples with a consistent surge of daily coronaviru

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – For the third day in a row, Indonesia has logged a record daily high number of coronavirus cases as the Health Ministry reported on Friday 4,823 new infections

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has claimed the handling of COVID-19 pandemic in the country had proceeded

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The North Jakarta government has again found businesses that violated lockdown rules, or Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) as it is locally called.

Antara, Jakarta – According to a recent survey by the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Food Agriculture Organiz

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital – Indonesia's COVID-19 hotbed – by two weeks to further suppres

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government has made strides in expanding hospital capacity and improving treatment standards for COVID-19 patients, the COVID-19 Response and Economic Recov

Jakarta – As the Jakarta administration extends large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks, Governor Anies Baswedan has claimed that without the policy, the capital ci

Jakarta – Akmal Taher has stepped down from his position as head of the health division of the national COVID-19 task force, citing what he said were the task force's insufficient effor

Jakarta – Tegal Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker Wasmad Edi Susilo held a dangdut concert in the Central Java city on Wednesday that attracted a huge crowd in violation of COVI

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police is set to block websites that offer illegal abortion services and products over public health and safety concerns.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has among the highest number of active coronavirus cases in the region, totaling 60,054 on Thursday or 22.9 percent of total cases, as the daily ris

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia's one-day increases in COVID-19 cases have continued to hit consecutive new highs in the past few days as the country has constantly recorded more

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Researchers from the Yogyakarta Gadjah Mada University (UGM) announced that it has developed a COVID-19 detector dubbed the "GeNose" that is claimed to be

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Head of the East Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) Budhy Novian said that during the nine days of 'Operation Yustisi', 14 office areas violated healt

Jakarta – The government seems to has lost its way in the fight against the pandemic. Jokowi's leadership is at stake.

Jakarta – An official of the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency has said the office will disperse public wedding receptions held in the capital city while the large-scale socia

Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley and Rendy Adriyan Diningrat – The Indonesian government's response to Covid-19 has been ineffective.

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – With no more self-isolation, hotels are getting ready to quarantine asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

Jakarta – Berau Regent H. Muharram died on Tuesday evening after undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Pertamina Hospital in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has seen a 50 percent decrease in its blood supply amid rising demand and fewer blood donations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization's

Jakarta – Research and Technology Minister and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head Bambang Brodjonegoro has said the ministry is developing COVID-19 test kits to improve

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has called on the public to use only masks that actually protect them against the coronavirus, explaining that not all masks are made e

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The government has committed to providing periodic COVID-19 tests for health professionals working closely with coronavirus patients.

Jakarta – The National Standardization Agency (BSN) has issued the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for cloth face masks, which requires them to have at least two layers of fabric for

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Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – In Indonesia, government officials would boast about the country's COVID-19 recovery rate as they try to suppress the rising number of deaths.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia saw a one-day record of 4,465 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 257,388 nationwide, government data

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Deputy Chairman Erwin Aksa expected a breakthrough represented by the government to contain the spread of Covid

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A recent survey by the Health Ministry has found that many citizens do not believe that COVID-19 exists and that many have challenged the call to adhere to h

Jakarta – Health authorities in Central Java have forced two women to self-isolate after they had planned to visit shopping centers despite having tested positive for COVID-19.

Dwi Argo Santosa, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Nurses, or PPNI, claimed on Tuesday nearly 3,000 members have been infected by coronavirus and the number could grow significan

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Randy Mulyanto – Since Indonesia's capital Jakarta reimposed social-distancing restrictions last Monday, motorcycle ride-hailing driver Yosef has seen his daily income decrease by more

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia has set a new record in the last 24 hours, with 4,176 new cases to take the country's total to 248,852.

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java administration has asked the central government for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to increase the province's COVID-19 testing capacity.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The government has increased the deployment of police and military personnel to improve compliance with health protocols as the nation struggles to control th

Carlos Roy Fajarta, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesia is expanding the capacity of its main isolation facility for Covid-19 patients in the capital Jakarta as the number of new c