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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 – The Jakarta administration is setting up a 2-hectare plot of land in Rorotan public cemetery in North Jakarta for COVID-19 graves as burial space for victims of the coronaviru

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.

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.

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

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

Andra Nasrie – Celebrated Indonesian journalist Najwa Shihab gave the country arguably the most iconic takedown of the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis by "interviewing" an

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

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.

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

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Both parents and teachers should play an active role in instilling healthy dietary habits such as daily milk consumption in children, experts said in a rec

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force chief Doni Monardo has issued a stern warning to the public about the importance of following COVID-19 protocols at all times, explaining that a p

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – More Indonesians now comply with the policy of wearing face masks in public, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has revealed, although more efforts to raise public

Jakarta – Several West Java regional administrations have stepped up efforts to ensure compliance with large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as COVID-19 cases continue to mount through

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the national COVID-19 and economic recovery committee to come up with a final plan for nationwide coronavirus vaccination within the

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has set up three new isolation centers for COVID-19 patients as the capital continues to see a surge in new cases.

Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's maritime spatial management director general, Aryo Hanggono, died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed local governments on Monday to prioritize "mini-lockdowns" in their efforts to contain the spread of coronaviru

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Agency has temporarily shut down 96 offices during the first 14 days of the Large-scale Social Restrictions or PSBB Volume

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The resignation of Indonesia's top doctor from the COVID-19 task force has prompted questions as to whether the government is seriously involving health exper

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 3,509 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, the lowest daily number in almost two weeks, to take the country's total to 278,722.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that every hospital will be required to treat COVID-19 patients in accordance with the Health Ministry's official s

There's a correlation between one's level of education and one's perceived vulnerability to COVID-19, a study in Indonesia has shown, where a relaxed attitude towards the pandemic adopt

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – As the number of new cases keeps mounting, even one of the foremost COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta faces a shortage of medical workers, a pulmono

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has added 100,417 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the month, with Jakarta taking a lion's share of 30 percent by averaging mor

Jakarta – The head of police in South Tegal, Central Java, Joeharno, has been dismissed from his position after giving permission to Tegal Council Deputy Speaker Wasmad Edi Susilo to ho

Jakarta – More than 20 people living and working in the Bali governor's official residence, Jaya Sabha, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Jakarta – The speaker of the Bogor regency council, Rudy Susmasto, has announced on Friday that he will temporarily withdraw from council activities after testing positive for COVID-19.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Three provinces on Sumatra Island have had their total number of confirmed coronavirus cases more than double within the last four weeks, leading to a dramati

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Arlina Arshad, Linda Yulisman and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian gravedigger Adang Saputra's heart breaks every time he hears the all-too-familiar prayers for the dead and

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reasserted the government's commitment to prioritizing health concerns in containing the COVID-19 outbreak.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must take charge in handling the COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia as the country grapples with a consistent surge of daily coronaviru

Jakarta – The actual COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia could be three times the reported figure, which reached 10,105 on Thursday.

Jakarta – Tegal Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker Wasmad Edi Susilo held a dangdut concert in the Central Java city on Wednesday that attracted a huge crowd in violation of COVI

Jakarta – Akmal Taher has stepped down from his position as head of the health division of the national COVID-19 task force, citing what he said were the task force's insufficient effor

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital – Indonesia's COVID-19 hotbed – by two weeks to further suppres

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The North Jakarta government has again found businesses that violated lockdown rules, or Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) as it is locally called.