Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Having only 132 referral hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients across the country is not enough to counter the coronavirus pandemic, the Indonesian Ombudsman a

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, non-coronavirus patients are worried about getting sidelined, while fearing that visiting hospitals might expose them to the

Arya Dipa, Bandung – One hundred and twenty-seven people have tested positive after rapid tests were carried out on hundreds of people who attended a Lembang Bethel Church of Indonesia

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is reporting a worsening trend in the number of funerals using the protocols for people who died from the fast-spreading C

Singapore – Weeks of fiery debate over a lockdown in Indonesia to contain the coronavirus pandemic have finally come to an end, with President Joko Widodo declaring a public health eme

A video of an Indonesian politician talking tough against the coronavirus has gone viral in the latest of outrageous incidents the pandemic has brought about in the country.

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is under mounting pressure over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, with critics warning he has not done enough

Henry Surendra – International and local media organisations have reported that Indonesia holds one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world.

Jakarta – Diversified petrochemical giant PT Barito Pacific Tbk plans to donate Rp 30 billion (US$1.8 million) worth of medical devices to help a number of hospitals in Jakarta, Banten

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Prima Wirayani and Farida Susanty, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed on Tuesday a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) to legitimize much more state spending and

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo declared on Tuesday a public health emergency in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak in t

John McBeth, Jakarta – With most Indonesians preoccupied with a coronavirus outbreak, security officials were caught off guard when at least three gunmen penetrated the US-based Freepo

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has enlisted the help of local authorities as part of wider efforts to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the capital, which

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Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – South Korean industrial conglomerate LG, known for its electronics subsidiary LG Electronics, will donate 50,000 diagnostic test kits from the Asian coun

Asip Hasani and Apriadi Gunawan, Trenggalek, East Java and Medan, North Sumatra – A number of cities and regencies have restricted access to main roads as local administrations brace f

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – If Indonesia does not step up its current COVID-19 control measures, the country might have to deal with a "collapsed" healthcare system and hundreds of thou

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Sukabumi city in West Java has been announced as a new COVID-19 cluster and the epicenter of the spread of the virus in the province, following thousands of rapid

Suherdjoko, Semarang – A recovered COVID-19 patient in Central Java has recounted his experience fighting the disease and called on the general public to protect each other's health by

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The World Bank has called on the government to prioritize financial incentives for households and businesses to soften their economic pain as COVID-19 req

Jakarta and Medan – Some nearby residents oppose the burial of a person with COVID-19 at the Bedahan Public Cemetery in Sawangan district in Depok, West Java claiming that the Depok ad

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, has issued a circular advising Muslims to perform tarawih (a night prayer during the fasting m

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government is still preparing a regulation on the annual Idul Fitri exodus, or mudik, during the Covid-19 outbreak, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Reform on the Security Sector is calling on the government to refrain from declaring a civil emergency or martial law as part of its efforts t

Aisyah Llewellyn – Indonesians are brilliant in a crisis. In many ways, they have to be, in a country that unfortunately experiences more than its fair share of tragedy.

Jakarta – Indonesia may soon quarantine almost 30 million people in its capital and surrounding areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus that's killed more than 100 people in the wo

Jakarta – Jakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) chief Maj. Gen. Eko Margiyono has been appointed to lead the operations of the capital's emergency hospital for treating COVID-19.

A couple of videos showing people donning hazmat suits at a supermarket in Jakarta has gone viral over the weekend, sparking anger from netizens and at least one government official am

Dili – The COVID-19 patient, who is the first and only confirmed case in Timor-Leste, has recovered without taking any medication, the director-general of health services, Odete da Sil

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Defying the central government's stance that a nationwide lockdown was not an option for Indonesia, six regions declared a local quarantine on Monday – Tegal, Tas

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to impose stricter rules on physical distancing coupled with "civil emergency policies" in an effort to

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The rapid spread of COVID-19 has impacted as many as 30 provinces, with capital Jakarta identified as the outbreak's epicenter.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for stricter rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the government mulls over a local quarantine policy that woul

Rizki Fachriansyah and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry, in collaboration with the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, has developed a mobile

Jakarta – Indonesian textile factories are making changes to their production line by producing protective gear for medical personnel and a local start-up is producing test kits to sup

Leave it to traditional Indonesian ghosts to guard your neighborhood during a self-imposed isolation amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – An expert team from the government's Covid-19 Task Force, headed by Professor Wiku Adisasmito, said on Monday that disinfectant – which Indonesians have been

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Home to more than 10 million people, Indonesia's capital is already the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, but it may have to deal with a six-fo

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Nedi Putra AW, Malang – Academics and volunteers at the Muhammadiyah University of Malang (UMM) in East Java have developed a safety chamber to allow medical workers to examine patient

Jakarta – While local administrations have begun to block road access into their areas in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has prepared to quarantine the countr

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Half-hearted measures from the government in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic is likely to result in a death toll that is comparable to Indonesia's worst tsuna

Dwi Argo Santosa, Jakarta – Indonesia is ramping up production of medical protective gear, medical supplies, and critical medicines, confident of local producers' capacity to meet the

Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency plans to temporarily suspend the operation of Greater Jakarta-based intercity and interprovincial (AKAP) buses starting at 6 p.m.

Antara, Jakarta – West Jakarta authorities began to evacuate 183 people from a mosque and send them to the isolation facility on Saturday evening after three of them tested positive fo

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created tension and panic in a number of communities in Indonesia as residents scramble to distance themselves from perceived

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – That coronavirus is a highly infectious disease is a well-known fact.