Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Over just four days, Covid-19 decimated half of Surabaya resident Dea Winnie Pertiwi's family, killing her parents and eldest sister, who was eight months pre

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Market Traders Association (IKAPPI) recorded 1,172 positive COVID-19 cases at 201 traditional markets throughout 83 regencies or cities of 26 Ind

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta officially extended its period of COVID-19 social restrictions by another 14 days late on Thursday, amid the continued threat of viral transmission that

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to emerge in January, 21-year-old Dian gave birth to her premature son in Tuban, East Java, which is now the epicenter of

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Tangerang district government has closed a makeshift quarantine facility for Covid-19 patients as cases have been declining over the past weeks, in a sharp

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 127 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, the highest one-day death toll so far.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The widespread use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 as requirements for various activities during the pandemic, including for traveling in Indonesia, has

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West Papua Province.

Antara, Jakarta – On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the Aditya Jaya Temple in East Jakarta to join mass prayers.

Jakarta – Kinem from Boyolali regency in Central Java has had a cancerous tumor on her jaw for 11 years.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Surgical masks, gloves, face shields and fluid bags have been found scattered among daily household rubbish at two dump sites in Bekasi, on the outskirts of J

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia has surpassed China in its total number of COVID-19 cases, after recording 1,752 new infections on Saturday.

Hellena Souisa and Tasha Wibawa – Right on Australia's doorstep, the world's fourth-most populated country is grappling with a coronavirus catastrophe as cases continue to rise.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of deaths among probable COVID-19 cases is higher than that of confirmed COVID-19 cases in most of Java, Indonesia's most populated island, the Worl

Evarukdijati, Fardah, Jayapura, Papua – The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit (IGD), from Friday, after its

Bali Governor Wayan Koster denied that recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in the province resulted from loosened restrictions which began last Thursday, noting instead that the province's

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise, with the daily average of new cases increasing to 1,716 cases in the past week from 1,47

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has recently issued a set of new protocols on COVID-19 management and mitigation based on the recommendations of the World Health Organiz

Jakarta – The Health Ministry's disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto, has said that many of the new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia were found in offi

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Experts from Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have urged the government to improve its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as fears of potential so

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The economy could have contracted further if the country's had gone into full quarantine to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has s

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A senior official has expressed concerns over the high number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the Indonesian province of East Java, which has become anothe

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is having polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests conducted on all employees after seven people within the body got i

Michael Sullivan – Lack of testing, mixed messages from the government and a rush to reopen.

Three media workers have died due to coronavirus and dozens of media workers in several cities have tested positive.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria called on the public to file a report of any violation against orders during the transitional large-scale social

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is catching up China in the global ranking of confirmed coronavirus cases, as Southeast Asia's biggest country reported a total of 80,094 cases on

Jakarta is under pressure from the central government and health experts to once again put the capital under lockdown, as loosened restrictions have predictably led to spikes in COVID-

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Over 50 media workers in Surabaya, East Java, have tested positive for COVID-19, with three succumbing to the disease, the Surabaya branch of the Alliance of In

James Massola – Private hospitals and clinics in Indonesia are charging patients up to $1450 for a coronavirus test, more than three times the monthly minimum wage.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The widespread use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 as requirements for various activities during the pandemic, including for traveling in Indonesia, has

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force is considering releasing patients' personal data in an effort to encourage adherence to health protocols in affected areas.

One of Indonesia's largest sushi restaurant chains in West Jakarta has been fined for failing to observe new dine-in protocols amid the pandemic.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic still accelerating at an alarming rate, healthcare workers remain prone to the virus and social persecution, a medical associ

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The West Java administration has decided to impose stricter measures against residents who do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in public.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is working hard to contain the spread of coronavirus in three key battlegrounds – East Java, Jakarta, and South Sulawesi – but cases continue to ri

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of cured or discharged Covid-19 patients in Indonesia increased by 1,051 to a total of 36,689 on Monday, outnumbering active cases for the first t

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The rector of the North Sumatra University (USU) in Medan, Runtung Sitepu, along with deputy rector Rosmayati and the university's board of trustees member Dar

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Banten administration has decided to extend COVID-19 mobility restrictions in Greater Tangerang for the sixth time, until July 26.

Erwida Maulia and Ismi Damayanti, Jakarta – The governor of Jakarta raised fresh alarms over the spread of coronavirus infections in the Indonesian capital as daily cases hit new recor

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian government was mulling to impose sanctions upon violators of health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to tighten the public disciplin

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) Commission B chairman Abdul Aziz urged Governor Anies Baswedan to immediately take strategic measures to contain the COVID-

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia, Syahrizal Syarif, opined that the government was not serious in handling the COVID-19 cases so that led to the

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta, the country's first epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, is mulling whether to reimpose restrictions it previously eased as the daily number of new case

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is drafting a regulation that will make the wearing of face mask in public compulsory during the coronavirus outbreak, Preside

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Jakarta Archdiocese has allowed three parishes to restart Sunday service after months of holding online services during large-scale social restriction

Febriana Firdaus in Bali and Rebecca Ratcliffe – Attempts to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia, the worst-hit country in south-east Asia, are being hampered by a lack

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has passed yet another toughest week in the Covid-19 outbreak with 11,950 more confirmed cases and 435 deaths, the highest ever by seven-day averag