Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Muhaemin looked on as a dozen men dug fresh graves and ambulances brought yet more bodies to the vast Pondok Ranggon cemetery he supervises in eastern Jakarta.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The overwhelming majority of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia have occurred in the most densely-populated island of Java, where four worst-hit provinc

Jakarta – A number of COVID-19 clusters have emerged at pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has announced its plan to put stickers on the houses of residents currently self-isolating.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Jakarta exceeded 80,000 on Tuesday while two other worst affected provinces experienced another surge in newly ca

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Public demands pushing for Health Minister Terawan to resign from office is starting to build as the latest attempt came in the form of a petition at Change.org

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police have dismissed Adj. Comr.

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for two antiviral drugs, favipiravir and remdesivir, to treat COVID-19 patients.

Jakarta – The administration of Yogyakarta has set its sights on balancing its COVID-19 response with its efforts to reopen tourism to keep the local economy running.

Jakarta – More medical workers have lost their lives to the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to grow at an alarming rate in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI) has expressed dismay over the government's suggestion that some health facilities across the country had used COVID-19 diagnoses fo

Heru Andriyantoi, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia hit the 300,000 mark on Sunday after Jakarta reported a new high in daily total.

Jakarta – In an effort to provide better treatment for COVID-19 patients and help bring down the mortality rate from the pandemic, the government has begun securing a substantial amount

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups, academics and social organizations has started an online petition urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to fire Heal

Jakarta – After being hit hard by the economic crisis in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, batik crafters in many parts of Indonesia have begun to find their feet making

Apriadi Gunawan and Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – The Medan Police have named ES, the general manager of the Hairos Water Park in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, a suspect for allegedly violatin

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Lockdowns are unnecessary and can unduly harm the economy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said as the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia enters its eight

Jakarta – Vice President and senior Muslim cleric Ma'ruf Amin has said the COVID-19 vaccine currently being prepared by the government does not have to be halal, a spokesperson said on

Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" or "commotion" amid criticism that he is put

Jakarta – Self-isolation centers across the capital have started to fill up as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.

Jakarta – It has been seven months since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the first COVID-19 cases in Indonesia on March 2.

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Jakarta – To support the government's 'Ayo pakai masker' (let's wear masks) campaign, national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia presented five of its aircraft with 'masks' Thursday.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – The government has drafted scenarios and prepared logistical needs necessary to distribute COVID-19 vaccine across the archipelago, to make sure it can be evenly

Jakarta – The health of 25 million toddlers across the archipelago is at risk as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted services provided by the integrated health services posts (Posyandu)

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases have decreased in 10 prioritized provinces, but the figure remains high at 67.6 percent of the official nationwide tally,

Jakarta – The management of the Hairos Water Park in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, will receive strict punishment after it hosted a pool party on the premises in violation of the governm

Jakarta – Home minister Tito Karnavian is upbeat that the campaign trails for the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in December will be free from COVID-19 transmissions despite r

Jakarta – Bekasi in West Java will impose a curfew starting on Friday to limit people's movements amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will impose controlled isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in order to reduce the virus transmission as the number of c

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian trials of a China-backed coronavirus vaccine have produced "no significant side effects" so far, boosting the country's hope of producing 2

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Three ministerial offices in Jakarta have become a hotbed of COVID-19 transmission, emerging as the largest virus clusters in the country's government and co

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi has recovered from COVID-19, an expert staff member to the minister confirmed on Thursday.

Jakarta – City-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta has prohibited passengers wearing one-layered neoprene fabric masks, also known as "scuba" masks, from boarding MRT trains.

It's fair to say that healthcare workers don't have the easiest of jobs during this pandemic, but in the Indonesian city of Surabaya one worker was put in a literally sticky situation w

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – House of Representatives members have called on Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to rework his communication skills following a series of public gaffes tha

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Health authorities working in the field still face difficulties carrying out close contact tracing as they face rejection from the public, the National COVID-19

Antara, Jakarta – Based on data compiled as of September 24, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia has not shown any signs of abating and the country is still in the first wave of in

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Amid persistent COVID-19 testing constraints, the government appears to be looking into using rapid antigen tests, which are cheaper and faster although less

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The police have dispersed more than 4 million gatherings nationwide since authorities first instated bans on public gatherings in March in an effort to prevent

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has gone through yet another toughest month in the coronavirus outbreak which sees the highest number of both confirmed cases and deaths, while the

Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency has reported that almost half of all COVID-19 patients in the capital are asymptomatic

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded 3,184 deaths from coronavirus-related diseases since the beginning of the month, the highest monthly death toll since first cases of in

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman on Monday said in order to effectively curb the COVID-19 chain of infections, the government ideally should

Bisnis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health noted that as of Monday, September 28, the total number of cases of Covid-19 positive cases in the nation reached 278,722 people.

Jakarta – Tegal Police in Central Java named Tegal Council Deputy Speaker Wasmad Edi Susilo a suspect on Monday for holding a crowded dangdut concert last week in defiance of COVID-19 r

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Activists and public health experts have criticized the government for failing to balance between optimistic and cautionary message

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Hundreds of Indonesian public servants have been struck down by the coronavirus, with bureaucrats in the Health Ministry the worst affected.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has formed a team to investigate the high death toll among doctors from COVID-19, the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has announ

Jakarta – A Zumba session organizer in East Lombok was slapped with a Rp 400,000 (US$26.90) fine for neglecting the social distancing COVID-19 protocol during its program.