Jakarta – Gerindra politician Soepriyatno died on Friday at Pertamina Central Hospital, South Jakarta, as a result of COVID-19.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Officials expressed concern that recent mass protests against the newly-adopted job creation law may trigger a new wave of

Jakarta – The number of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients undergoing self-isolation at three hotels in Jakarta has reached 319 patients, around 45 percent of the total capacity of 706 beds

Jakarta – Jakarta residents can ask the Jakarta Fire Mitigation and Rescue Agency to disinfect their neighborhoods through a free service.

Ana Salva – Australian and Indonesian scientists have been conducting trials on a technique they believe has the potential to eradicate the deadly dengue virus in its strongholds in Sou

Jakarta – Fourteen protesters arrested during a rally against the Job Creation Law in Jakarta on Thursday have tested positive for COVID-19.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has warned of the possibility that new COVID-19 clusters may emerge from demonstrations against the Job Creation Law that have been ta

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has urged authorities to conduct an overall evaluation of COVID-19 handling in Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang and Beka

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Indonesia is in a race against time to contain the COVID-19 outbreak as patients overrun health facilities and medical workers are overwhelmed, but primary effor

Jakarta – Some 1,000 unexamined COVID-19 swab samples have piled up at the regional health laboratory (Labkesda) in Bogor regency, West Java, as the number of cases in the regency conti

Jakarta – A much-anticipated regulation on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination has been issued.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto, a radiologist who heads the Indonesian Radiology Specialists Association (PDSRI), has come under fire yet again after i

Jakarta – Ten people who took part in a water park tour have tested positive for COVID-19 in Temanggung regency, Central Java, with one of them succumbing to the disease.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported the highest single-day rise of confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday with 4,850 new cases to take the country's total to 320,564, as more

Jakarta – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to help Indone

Fathin Ungku, Ernest Scheyder, Singapore/Houston – When miners at Indonesia's giant Grasberg gold and copper mine started testing positive for coronavirus early in the pandemic, the mou

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said that at least three regions in the province are facing a spike in family COVID-19 clusters.

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.

Arlina Arshad – Indonesia is caught in a blame game as its Covid-19 cases surge.

Jakarta – With the rainy season approaching as the country deals with the pandemic, COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito reminded the public, especially those affected by fl

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

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

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

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

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 – 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.

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 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

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.

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 – 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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