Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Insisting against implementing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the resort island, the Bali administration has

Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of rapid test kits imported by the government from the Netherlands were made in China and have low accuracy, a report by the Organized Crime and Corrupt

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – While many countries are imposing strict lockdown policies, Indonesia has recorded an influx of citizens returning from abroad – nearly 90,000 as of Monday.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – After receiving criticism over its claim that the number of new COVID-19 cases had been decreasing, the government said on Monday that its assertion w

Novy Lumanaw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday he was disappointed the country has so far failed to meet its target of 10,000 polymerase chain reaction tests per

Rizki Fachriansyah and Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – For many people in coronavirus-stricken Indonesia, tuning into the government's daily press conference detailing the latest data

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As questions mount over the validity of the government's COVID-19 data, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil confirmed that the numbers announced by the Health Mi

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Ori Kurniawan, the first Indonesian patient who has been reportedly reinfected with the COVID-19 virus, has said that he generally feels well, but had develope

Antara, Jakarta – The East Java provincial government has threatened it would not extend the driving licenses of drivers and motorists for another six months if they violate large-scal

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Plasma transfusions using the blood of Covid-19 survivors have delivered promising results in at least three patients in critical conditions, an Indonesian o

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's coronavirus-related deaths include at least 26 doctors, most of them have treated patients with the disease, the head of the National Covid-19 Ta

Alya Nurbaiti and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy has claimed that Indonesia recorded only a moderate number of C

Suherdjoko, Tegal – Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Tegal city, Central Java, which have been implemented for more than two weeks, are being hailed for successfully breaking

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry has developed a eucalyptus-based treatment that it claims has been shown to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian officials have begun discussions about reopening South-east Asia's largest economy in phases starting from next month, as job losses accelerate and bus

Jakarta – The Central Java administration has formed a team to track down about 1,500 residents who attended a mass religious gathering in South Sulawesi, following the emergence of a

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's enforcement of its ban on the annual Hari Raya Idul Fitri exodus is taking on added significance as a number of Covid-19 transmissions have

Randy Mulyanto – Ratri Anindyajati had plenty of things to worry about when she, her sister and her mother became the first three people in Indonesia to catch the coronavirus.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Health Ministry reported its biggest one-day rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases as it confirmed 533 new cases on Saturday.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The government has paid close to $1.5 million in down payments for treatments of 931 Covid-19 patients' medical treatment in 82 hospitals across Indonesia, as

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian provinces have blamed flawed distribution of reagents, too few laboratories and a lack of expertise for preventing them from getting near Preside

Antara, Timika – The Mimika Legislative Council (DPRD), Papua province, wrote to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi in Jakarta, suggesting a temporary closure of PT Freeport Indonesia in

Asip Hasani, Surabaya, East Java – While other regions have claimed that large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) have helped flatten the COVID-19 infection curve, East Java health autho

Sharon Bessell and Angie Bexley – A lack of access to a household toilet and clean water are putting many people in parts of Indonesia at risk of infection from the coronavirus.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the government and the public to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmission in the country this month "by any means necessary".

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As countries around the world gradually relax their pandemic curbs, Indonesia appears intent on easing its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) amid claims

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java administration has announced that Brebes has been designated a COVID-19 "red zone" after 16 of its residents tested positive for the virus.

James Massola – Jakarta's provincial government began monitoring and tracking potential cases of coronavirus in January, more than a month before Indonesia belatedly reported its first

Amy Chew – New coronavirus cases are rising in Indonesia's provinces despite the government's efforts to contain the outbreak in Jakarta, as hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The government is set to revise its data on confirmed and possible coronavirus cases across the country amid efforts to ramp up testing and to get a clearer

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia has bound to have polymerase chain reaction tests at 6,000 to 7,000 per day as the country lacks laboratories technician capable of carrying o

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Bekasi administration in West Java is set to conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing starting Tuesday on residents passing the city's borders

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – A white homemade hazmat suit was folded neatly near Sukamti's sewing machine in the corner of her living room in Wukirsari village, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Going by international coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in Indonesia, one might conclude that the country has little hope of managing the outbreak.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Access to clean water, housing and health service will be key if Indonesia is going to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, or YLBH

PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, the producer of some of Indonesia's most popular cigarette brands, says it's taking extra precautions regarding the distribution of its products after one of its f

Fidelis Magalhaes – The Timorese people and their government are about to combat a historic shock to our struggling health care system and emerging economy.

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A consortium of Indonesian research agencies and companies began mass producing Covid-19 testing kits this week to cope with domestic s

Rahman Muchtar, Sukoharjo, Indonesia – Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's island of Java, flanking a colleague weari

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Travel Hub Hotel Kualanamu Airport has asked frontline medical workers to vacate their rooms on Saturday, as the regional government had not

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – COVID-19 national task force chief Doni Monardo has asked the public to prepare for a "new normal" for the next several months, saying physical distancing

Asip Hasani, Surabaya – One hundred seventy-one people had to spend the night at police stations after they were apprehended for violating a night curfew during the implementation of l

Tasha Wibawa and Natasya Salim – When borders started closing between Australia and Indonesia to contain the spread of coronavirus, Amanda Rialdi's family and friends kept telling her

Ni Komang Erviani, Bangli, Bali – The Bali administration has made the decision to expand the area of lockdown from one of three hamlets in Abuan village, Bangli regency, to the entire

Markus Makur, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – Volunteers under the Kasih Insanis Group, which deals with mental health patients in East Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, trav

Jakarta – Indonesia has reported an additional 292 Covid-19 cases and 422 suspect patients throughout the archipelago in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of the pandemic slowing

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A study shows that unprocessed red palm oil helps to maintain lung immunity and respiratory health, strengthening's one's body defenses against the coronavirus th

Jeffrey Hutton and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The tally of burials in Jakarta for April is adding to hopes that tough measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the capita

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – At least 16 people have undergone speedy trials and been fined for committing "intolerable mistakes" during the implementation of large-scale social restrict