Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia aims to produce 70 per cent of its medical supplies domestically as COVID-19 has served as a timely reminder that it is important to be self-reliant, s

Health authorities in Batam, Riau Islands have located the woman who allegedly smeared her own face with the saliva of a deceased COVID-19 patient.

Jakarta – Gravediggers working at two public cemeteries designated for COVID-19 victims in Surabaya, East Java, have reportedly buried some 1,500 bodies since the pandemic started.

Jenny Lei Ravelo, Manila – Recently, Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed hopes of a novel coronavirus vaccine being available to the Indonesian population by 2021.

Jakarta – The COVID-19 task force in Depok, West Java, has claimed that newly-emerged "office clusters" outside the city had contributed to the rising number of coronavirus cases in Dep

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Breaking the chain of transmission is key to containing the COVID-19 outbreak, but in Indonesia, contact tracing remains weak due to problems ranging from an

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 99 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, the highest daily death toll in the outbreak since July 23.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic front is not timely and lacks focus compared with other countries that fare better,

Jakarta – Indonesia's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has not been successful, an epidemiologist from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Bayu Satria Wiratama, has said.

Kissing or touching one's forehead to the hand of an elder is a traditional show of respect in many parts of Indonesia, but it reportedly led to the emergence of a COVID-19 cluster in t

Health authorities in Batam, Riau Islands are looking for a woman who allegedly smeared her own face with the saliva of a deceased COVID-19 patient, with concerns mounting that she may

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia added 2,037 cases on Sunday to continue a run of more than 2,000 cases per day for the fourth day in a row.

Mataram City (West Nusa Tenggara) – An Indonesian woman's baby died in her womb after Covid-19 test requirements delayed the labour care she needed, her family said.

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia surpassed the 150,000 mark on Saturday as new cases have been surging by at least 2,000 for three conse

Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) revealed that at least 86 doctors had died of COVID-19 since the new coronavirus began wreaking havoc in the country.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) and a business group have urged local administrations to maintain strict control of tourism businesses and a strong stance

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of cured or discharged Covid-19 patients in Indonesia crosses the 100,000 mark on Thursday, while confirmed cases of infection continue to surge.

Jayanty Nada Shofa/Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Department decided to put off the reopening of movie theaters, only hours after reports that cinemas

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 2,197 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, mainly due to surging cases in the worst-affected provinces of Jakarta and Ea

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Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Medical experts have criticised the unsolicited involvement of Indonesia's intelligence unit (BIN) and army in efforts to find a cure for Covid-19, sayi

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is once again considering pulling the emergency brake to stop the gradual reopening of the economy as cases of COVID-19 continue

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Hana Puspita never thought that she would become a COVID-19 patient, until she and 20 of her relatives tested positive for the viral disease in July.

Jakarta – Medical workers treating COVID-19 patients in Jakarta have yet to receive the financial incentives promised by the government since March, after the country recorded its first

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – While most of Asian countries have been past their peak in the coronavirus outbreak – despite some of them seeing a second wave – Indonesia keeps an upward tr

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated on Wednesday 17 new members of the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI), albeit to the dismay of medical workers associat

Tom Allard, Kate Lamb, Jakarta/Sydney – Only last week Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia's maritime minister and close confidant of the country's president, touted herbal mangosteen juice as

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested six medical workers for allegedly facilitating illegal abortions at a clinic in the Raden Saleh area in Central Jakarta.

Heru Andriyanto, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Jakarta crossed 30,000 while the total number of Covid-19 deaths also exceeded 1,000 on Tuesday as the capita

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The government is mulling over a plan to develop "medical tourism" in the country in a bid to provide high quality health care to the public and create a n

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has instructed his subordinates to prepare for a possible baby boom in the capital in the next few months as a result of the

Jakarta – An expert staffer to State Secretary Pratikno has tested positive for COVID-19, an official has said.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia added 1,821 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday to bring its total to 141,370, with several provinces not considered as hotspots seeing a t

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – The declaration of the action to save Indonesia coalition or Koalisi Aksi Menyelamatkan Indonesia (KAMI) committee chair, Ahmad Yani, announced that committee memb

Dili, Timor Leste – Timor-Leste Red Cross (CVTL) is urgently ramping up COVID-19 prevention in remote areas bordering Indonesia as the country's containment success is threatened after

Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – A surge in coronavirus cases in Jakarta has driven up hospital occupancy, with 70 percent of ICU beds for Covid-19 patients already occupied, the city's Health

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Antara, Jakarta – More than 1,800 people have applied to become volunteers in the landmark clinical trial of a vaccine against coronavirus in Bandung, West Java.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Airlangga Universitry rector Muhammad Nasih has touted the potential coronavirus remedies the university is currently developing in collaboration with sev

Jakarta – All COVID-19 patients from the Army's Officer Candidate School (Secapa) cluster in Bandung, West Java, have recovered, the Army announced on Saturday.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Coronavirus is still raging on in Indonesia with 2,345 new cases on Saturday to bring the total number of confirmed cases to 137,468, including 6,071 deaths.

Jakarta – Approximately 289 children below 19 years old have been infected with COVID-19 in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, an official has said, arguing that the virus tran

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 2,307 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday to take the country's total to 135,123, amid a worrying trend in West Java that saw a s

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The nation's capital has extended the transitional phase of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) a fourth time, for another two weeks starting Friday, as Jak

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – There has been an increase in the occupancy rate of COVID-19 isolation wards and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds over the past two weeks in Jakarta, with more th

Jakarta – Depok city in West Java has seen an increase in COVID-19 household clusters as the city continues to ease restrictions, Depok Health Agency head Novarita said.

Jakarta – Thirty medical and non-medical staff working for community health centers (Puskesmas) in Bogor city, West Java, have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the local administr

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Dion Bisara, Vento Saudale, Jakarta – The World Health Organization has warned that Indonesia may risk increasing local Covid-19 transmission and adding pressure