Jakarta (Agencies) – Indonesia on Monday reported 1,932 new daily coronavirus infections, the lowest since August 2020, data from country's COVID-19 task force showed, with deaths at 16
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September 20, 2021
Gone are the days of weekly extensions of the Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (PPKM) in Java and Bali, as the government's latest update on the pseudo-lockdown policy w
Jakarta – Another shipment of the US-donated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine recently landed in Indonesia, this time amounting to 1,140,750 doses in finished form.
September 19, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – As many as 78,540,519 Indonesian citizens have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose as of 12 p.m.
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 2,234 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the lowest daily count since last August, according to Health Ministry data.
Kent Nash, Jakarta – With daily Covid-19 cases still on the uptick, governments are doubling down on vaccination efforts in a bid to reopen borders, stimulate their economies, and reins
September 17, 2021
Huge crowds amid the COVID-19 pandemic are not to be taken lightly, and the Jakarta Metro Police has now charged the manager of Holywings Tavern in Kemang, South Jakarta for breaching h
September 16, 2021
Aqshal Raihan, Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Head of online security division Abdul Hasan Banimal laments the use of personal data in the Covid-19
Official data in Indonesia shows a Delta-driven second wave of COVID-19 that saw the Southeast Asian nation become the global epicentre of the pandemic in July and August has run its co
Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed another shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday while also seeking to boost the lagging vaccination rate for elderly and teens aged between 12-17.
September 15, 2021
Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Tjandra Yoga Aditama, a professor from the University of Indonesia's School of Medicine (FKUI), opined that the declining trend in COVID-19 cases in Indone
September 14, 2021
Jakarta – The Ministry of Health has announced on Monday that foreign vaccine cardholders can now register on the PeduliLindung application, the government's official app for tracking C
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped further to fewer than 100,000 for the first time in the last three months, according to government figur
September 13, 2021
Jakarta – The government has reminded the Indonesian public to support efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic by complying with the health protocols and getting vaccinated despite the fa
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced on Monday that not a single province is now under the highest risk level of the Covid-19 alert system amid a steady declin
September 12, 2021
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – About 20 percent of the target population have been fully vaccinated as of Sunday while the surge in newly coronavirus cases and deaths are slowing, Indonesia
September 11, 2021
Jakarta – Indonesia has received a delivery of 500,000 doses of Janssen vaccine from the Netherlands on Saturday, following a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine from France a day earlier, as
September 10, 2021
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Trisakti University public policy expert Trubus Rahardiansyah on Friday commented on the controversy regarding state officials and their relatives who allegedly
September 9, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman asked the government not to trade the Covid-19 vaccine before herd immunity is formed in the community.
Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Jakarta – Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, on Wednesday presented a brief statistic of the city which has seen a sla
Yodi Mahendradhata* – The Indonesian government seems to be transitioning from its pursuit of an elimination endgame in its fight against COVID-19 to a scenario premised on civil cohabi
Though COVID-19 booster shots are not yet available to the general public in Indonesia, government officials, authorities, and their families have jumped the queue to get their jabs, ac
Jakarta Post editorial – With daily new cases now back to single-digit numbers, the national bed occupancy rate decreasing to below 30 per cent and the national positivity rate to below
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reached a new milestone in its Covid-19 response on Thursday when the total number of fully vaccinated citizens topped the 40 million mark, or 19.5
September 8, 2021
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jakarta – The co-initiator of the community based volunteer group LaporCovid-19 (Report Covid-19), Ahmad Arif, says that they have received reports that third dose
An online petition is picking up steam urging the government to scrap a rule requiring people to be vaccinated to be able to enter malls.
September 7, 2021
Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Tourist sites in Java will reopen gradually and diners can stay for an hour in a restaurant under the latest easing of COVID-19 mobility restrictions that take
The Jakarta Metro Police is set to enforce a crowd control measure in some of the capital's most popular nightlife hangout areas following what it calls instances of noncompliance for h
People with COVID-19 and those who have been in close contact with them have been wandering out and about, especially at malls, data from test and trace app PeduliLindungi shows.
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency's Head of the Disease Prevention and Control Division, Dwi Oktavia, said on Monday, September 6, that 217 new Covid-19 cases were found in
Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's daily coronavirus positivity rate dropped below the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark standard of 5% this week for the first time, an i
September 6, 2021
Popular hangout spot Holywings Tavern in Kemang, South Jakarta has been ordered to shut for three days for breaching COVID-19 protocols.
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste will compensate people in the rare event they may be badly affected by adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccinations, the government says.
September 5, 2021
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 392 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, the lowest daily death toll since June 27, as the surge in newly cases also slowed down, governme
Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesian Hatimene Hura, 24, has yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19, seven months after Indonesia's inoculation programme kicked off.
Jakarta – Indonesians expressed concerns over the security of their personal medical data Saturday after the president's coronavirus vaccine certificate was leaked and a large test app
September 4, 2021
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has deployed five ferries to be used as makeshift isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms in several cities wi
September 3, 2021
Jakarta – A leak online of the president's COVID-19 vaccine certificate has heightened concern in Indonesia about information security, coming in the same week as a data breach affectin
Jakarta – The total number of active Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has been in a steep decline since its peak in mid-July and is arriving at the levels before the outbreak of the highly c
Bayu Marhaenjati, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – A government digital application that tracks vaccination status of every citizen came under fire after the personal data of President J
Jakarta – The government is becoming more confident that the vaccination drive will gain momentum as it secures more doses and gains more experience in vaccinating the population.
September 2, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – The Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono in a virtual press conference on Thursday said the national vaccination rate against Covid-19 underwent a rapid incr
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor Leste's Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has tested positive for Covid-19 amid a surge in new cases in the Catholic-majority country, a senior government offic
September 1, 2021
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has administered more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine since the campaign began in mid-January, according to Health Ministry data released
Antara, Jakarta – Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman on Tuesday urged Indonesians to not let their guard down despite government statistics seemingly show that the curve o
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry has launched a new feature in its website that allows the general public to independently monitor available Covid-19 vaccine sup
Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – It's a tale of two countries when it comes to Indonesia's COVID-19 situation.
August 31, 2021
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency Head of Disease Prevention and Control, Dwi Oktavia, on Monday announced that the city logged 341 new Covid-19 cases from 7,657 specime
Grace Nadia Chandra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health said in a press conference that there are indications that their Covid-19 eHAC application has been breached, following reports tha