Indonesian police in West Papua say four prisoners isolated for suspected Covid-19 infection have escaped.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Researchers from Airlangga University, Government's Covid-19 Task Force, and State Intelligence Agency (BIN) have claimed to have found combinations of medici

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus increased by 1,111 in Indonesia on Friday to bring the total number of infections in the country to 36,406.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Improved testing capacity and more aggressive contact tracing have led to a spike in confirmed cases of coronavirus recently, an expert s

Apriza Pinandita and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi announced on Thursday that there were at least 311 foreign nationals infected with COVID-19 i

Abdul Mu'ti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo invited leaders of Indonesia's religious organizations to discuss government policies for easing the COVID-19 pandemic on June.

Makassar (AFP) – Indonesian hospitals are beefing up security at their morgues after a spate of body-snatchings by relatives seeking traditional burials for family members who died of

Jakarta – Four Jayapura Police detainees who were in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 have escaped from the Bhayangkara Police Hospital in Jayapura, Papua.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The number of fatalities linked to COVID-19 in Indonesia reached 2,000 on Thursday, as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise amid plans by the cen

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Almost unnoticeably, sometime in early May, the coronavirus crept into a house in Indonesia's emerging COVID-19 epicenter of Surabaya and ensnared four membe

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has warned of a second COVID-19 wave as the number of new cases continued to soar over the past few days, following the loosenin

Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has begun clinical trials of two new herbal medicines intended to boost the immune systems of COVID-19 patients.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Public health experts have called for accessible birth control programs ahead of the so-called new normal, as the number of unplanned pregnancies in the c

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesia's coronavirus case count could double to more than 60,000 infections in the next two weeks as testing becomes more widespread, according to

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Hundreds of children in Indonesia are believed to have died from COVID-19, giving the Southeast Asian country one of the world's highest rates of child deat

Jakarta – Despite the strict protocols in place surrounding the burial of victims and suspected victims of COVID-19 there have been a number of incidents reported recently of family an

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Quantity does not equal quality for the Indonesian textile industry, which has contributed to a production surplus of personal protective equipment (PPE) to m

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,043 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest rise in a day since the first cases were detected in the country in

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Central Java's Mayor of Semarang Hendrar Prihadi on Tuesday said that the COVID-19 cases happening in his region had surged after the Eid celebration, w

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a video conference with governors of all Indonesian provinces on Wednesday to order renewed measures in curbing the

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – A group of activists under the Advocacy Coalition for Narcotics Usage for Medication along with several other civil society groups have called for the decrimina

Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,241 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday in another record high for the second consecutive day, taking the country's total to 34,316.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia has been categorized as an unsafe country in a recent report that studied Covid-19 responses in 200 countries and regions in terms of government respons

Jakarta – Greater Surabaya in East Java officially ended its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), a partial lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, on Monday.

Jakarta – Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, who is also the Yogyakarta governor, has threatened to close Jl.

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – A recent study that examined the COVID-19 safety and risk assessment of countries around the world has put Indonesia in 97th position, which is a relatively

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Pita, a Jakarta resident who asked to use a pseudonym for this article, said anxiety had kept her from sleeping for several days at a time during the pan

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – East Java was the biggest contributor to Indonesia's new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday, accounting for 43 percent of 847 cases nationwide in the p

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment said the Covid-19 pandemic has forced Indonesians to change their behavior and adopt a cleaner and

Jakarta – The Bali provincial administration has reported an increasing number of local COVID-19 transmissions in the resort island recently, particularly in the four regencies of Badu

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has sent the Timor Leste Red Cross (CVTL) medical supplies for COVID-19 mitigation measures as part of ongoing efforts to str

Heru AndriyantoJakarta – Indonesia reported 50 more deaths from coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 1,851.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Long queues and a throng of visitors are no longer common sights in hospitals across Indonesia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is likely to stay

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The West Java administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Bogor, Depok and Bekasi (Bodebek) until July 2.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Indonesia soared by 993 on Saturday, the highest single-day rise since first cases were detected in early March,

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry confirmed 993 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest single-day increase in the official count to date.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia receives hundreds of thousands of health equipment from China, including PCR testing kits, personal protective equipment, and masks on Friday.

James Massola and Amilia Rosa – Indonesia has recorded its largest single-day rise in new coronavirus infections, with 993 new cases reported on Saturday and 31 new deaths.

James Massola – Indonesia's top diplomat in India is promoting anti-vaccination views on his personal Facebook page, arguing that building physical fitness and immunity is preferable t

Jakarta – Dozens of residents of Silale in Ambon, Maluku, staged a protest on Thursday to turn away a medical team that had intended to perform rapid COVID-19 tests on a family living

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Claiming to have lowered coronavirus transmission rates, Jakarta has decided to ease large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as they are extended to the end of

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Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta, the first epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic in Indonesia, is claiming a reduction in the rate of infections and welcomes a period of fewer restriction

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Indonesia's second-largest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, said on Thursday that its members and Muslims in general may again take part in public prayers in mosqu

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Al Azhar mosque in South Jakarta was a hive of activity on Friday morning (Jun 5), with caretakers getting the house of worship ready to stage its first Fri

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 684 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday in a worrying start into the month, as projected Covid-19 peak is increasingly becomin

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has increased the COVID-19 testing target to 20,000 samples per day as new cases mount in several regions of the archipelag

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has decided to extend the period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to the end of June as Indonesia's capital city enter

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – After around two months of coronavirus restrictions in four provinces and 26 cities, the government is planning to ease the restrictions, but has yet

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