Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The coronavirus death toll in Indonesia has increased by 18 percent over the past week as social restrictions continue to be relaxed in several regions, ac

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Indonesian health authorities confirmed Wednesday that the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 400,000 eight months into the outbreak.

Jakarta – A new COVID-19 cluster has emerged in Karawang, West Java, after 11 people who attended the anniversary of a dance group tested positive for the virus.

Jakarta – COVID-19 task force officials attempting to carry out a health protocol check were driven out of a birdsong contest at the National Bird's Breeders Association (APBN) in Tuntu

Jakarta – Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan have reportedly been exposed to COVID-19 in South Tangerang, Banten.

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has decided to extend the proportional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for Greater Bogor, Depok and Greater Bekasi (Bodebek) for a month

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly cases of coronavirus in Indonesia have been trending down in the past two weeks, with 3,222 new cases on Monday, the lowest daily total since Sept.

Jakarta – Eka Mulyana, a member of the mitigation team for the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), has said the association has recorded a growing number of COVID-19 fatalities among

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – In May, two months after Indonesia reported its first COVID-19 cases in Greater Jakarta, more than 1000 kilometers away, a doctor was tending to an unconsciou

Jakarta – The grand imam of Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, Nasaruddin Umar, said santri (students of Islamic boarding schools) had to play an active role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has added 102,704 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the month, bringing the total number of cases to 389,712.

Jakarta – Some regional leaders in Central Java are deliberately refraining from conducting COVID-19 tracking and testing in order to maintain the "green zone" status of their areas, Ce

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – More than 100 inmates at Kerobokan Prison in Badung regency, Bali, tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Regional administrations are considering issuing bylaws as a legal avenue to sanction people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Jakarta – Members of the North Sumatra COVID-19 task force were attacked by an unidentified group while conducting a raid to enforce the mandatory face-mask policy in a suspected gambli

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's doctors have warned the government not to rush its COVID-19 vaccination programs and patiently wait instead for the results of ongoing trials to b

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of coronavirus cases in Jakarta passed the 100,000 mark on Saturday as newly cases have been spiraling beyond control since late August.

Heru Andriyanto & Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The Indonesian government must not be in hurry to authorize the use of a vaccine against coronavirus until there is one with proven ef

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a significant decrease in active COVID-19 cases, the National COVID-19 task force stated on Thursday.

Jakarta – Research and Technology Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, who also heads the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), has stated a target for a state-owned company to prod

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of cured or discharged Covid-19 patients in Indonesia passed the 300,000 mark on Thursday, but the peak of new infections remains nowhere to

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's low testing rate has persisted seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, as laboratories throughout the archipelago face problems ranging from limi

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta has become the second region in the country to issue a COVID-19-related bylaw after the City Council and the administration agreed to endorse a set of pr

Jakarta – The Banten administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the province until Nov. 19, according to a recently issued gubernatorial decree.

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) is pretty much all of us right now, as it has urged the government to observe all due process for any COVID-19 vaccine candidate so it doesn't a

Jakarta – An upcoming long weekend is the next test for the country's COVID-19 mitigation efforts as mobility will be hard to control, warns an epidemiologist.

Jakarta – West Java and Banten have reduced the number of regions categorized as COVID-19 high-risk red zones.

Jakarta – A healthcare worker in Tulungagung regency, Central Java, has died after contracting SARS-CoV2 for the second time, a local COVID-19 task force official has said.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A coalition of medical associations is planning to file a judicial review and issue a subpoena to Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto over a recently i

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Covid-19 Task Force warned against traveling during long holidays next week as it could trigger an uptick in newly coronavirus cases.

Triyan Pangastuti, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – A relatively milder recession and lower death rate than other countries have convinced the government to stay on its plan to guide this country

Jakarta – Edhi Ahmadi, a 67-year-old resident of Danaraja in Banyumas, Central Java, donned a plastic bracelet put on him by Banyumas Regent Achmad Husein on Monday.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Once was the worst-affected province in the Indonesian coronavirus outbreak, East Java now sees a greatly reduced intensity of caseloads thanks to soaring num

Indonesia's Islamic authority is set to have a pivotal role in the country's vaccination drive, which the government is hoping would begin as early as the end of this year.

Jakarta – Having seen the many people who have lost income and even their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of people in Bekasi, West Java, has decided to open a market that se

Maikel Jefriando, Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – The president of the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, Joko Widodo, called on Monday for Indonesia not to rush the rollout of vaccine

Jakarta – Asmat regency in Papua has decided to limit access to and from the area for 28 days, starting on Sunday, after eight people in the regency's capital Agats tested positive for

Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, who is also the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman, has said Muslims in the country can follow the council's fatwas that provide guidance in f

Jakarta – A 5-day-old baby has died of COVID-19 in Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – All 1,620 Indonesian volunteers have received trial vaccine against coronavirus provided by China's Sinovac Biotech during the phase 3 clinical trial in the W

Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has started to deliver aid to eight pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in West Java and Central Java whose students have tested positive for CO

Jakarta – Eight Bekasi police who were deployed to handle rallies that broke out after the House of Representatives approved the Job Creation Law on Oct.

Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi and State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir visited the United Kingdom and Switzerland earlier this week to strengthen bilateral and mu

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has registered 70,754 coronavirus cases since October 1, up from around 58,000 cases at this point last month, suggesting that the peak in new infec

James Massola – The Indonesian government is "betting the farm" on a successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign, says a former cabinet minister in Joko Widodo's government and key ally of

Jakarta – As part of the nation's efforts to tackle COVID-19, the public's change of behavior in implementing health protocols is essential, and family plays a significant part in endor

Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world and Indonesia, Siau Tagulandang Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency in North Sulawesi has become a rare case of a region with a

Jakarta – East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor B.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's recent surge in coronavirus cases is partly attributable to soaring newly cases in West Sumatra and Riau, both have reached five digits in overall

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force says in general COVID-19 handling in 10 prioritized provinces is showing good results, but it highlighted that three provinces needed special