President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's lack of leadership and failure to respond tactically to the Covid-19 crisis has become increasingly clear over recent weeks.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Greater Jakarta, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia, has remained open to visitors and continued to export the virus across the country, with n

Jakarta – The government has announced that it is providing full medical coverage for COVID-19 patients through the national health insurance provider, the Health Care and Social Secur

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As COVID-19 spreads throughout the nation, the 20-second hand-washing routine has echoed across the airwaves and has been religiously inscribed on both conve

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Concerned about spreading COVID-19 from the capital to villages across the country, the Transportation Ministry will not provide any travel assistance thi

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Monday urged citizens to respect the protocols laid down by the government to contain the spread of the novel coronavi

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – As many Indonesians have had to make peace with the disconcerting reality of self-quarantining to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease CIVID-1

Apriadi Gunawan and Markus Makur, Medan/East Manggarai – Regional hospitals across the nation are bracing for a surge in COVID-19 patients as they face a shortage of doctors and nurses

Jakarta – For many who have confronted grief in the face of the death of a loved one, we have at least one thing to be grateful for: being able to be at their bedside so they do not ha

Sausan Atika and Ni Komang Erviani, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia has undeniably impacted how religious communities observe their traditions.

Jakarta – The National Police are set to press criminal charges against those who continue to hold mass gatherings after being warned against doing so amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – The administration in Bekasi, West Java, has delayed its plan to conduct rapid testing for COVID-19, which was set to be held on Tuesday, as the test kits have yet to arrive

Anne Barker and Hellena Souisa – Indonesia now has a 9.3 per cent death rate from coronavirus – the highest in the world – after the death toll rose by a quarter at the weekend, to 48

On 23 March, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that the government would begin using the 2018 Asian Games athletes' village as an emergency hospital to treat the rapidly increasing n

Jakarta – The capital city Jakarta, the hardest hit province in Indonesia, has received thousands of pieces of protective clothing from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) t

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – An Indonesian Military (TNI) Hercules C-130 aircraft arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta on Monday morning after picking up medical equipme

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inspected on Monday a new emergency hospital that the government has converted from the four apartment towers of the Kemayoran Athletes Village

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – As health workers across the country are dealing with dwindling medical supplies because of the recent surge of COVID-19 patien

Hengky Ola Sura, Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara – A celebration of Holy Week, popularly known as Semana Santa, in the town of Larantuka in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has been c

Dina Manafe, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The government started delivering personal protective equipment for medical workers on Monday and promised up to $900 in monthly bonuses fo

Suherdjoko, Semarang – In response to the shortage of protective health equipment for medical workers treating COVID-19 patients, the Central Java administration has independently prod

Jakarta – As the number of COVID-19 infections in Indonesia rose to 579 on Monday, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has called on Muslim clerics to issue fatwas to regulate the special circu

Yustinus Paat, Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police on Monday issued a warning against non-essential public gatherings as they increase the chance of coronavirus transmission, s

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Tokopedia, one of Indonesia's largest e-commerce platforms, has closed thousands of online stores that have been selling personal protective equipment at str

Antara, Jakarta – An Indonesian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane left Pudong International Airport in Shanghai early Sunday, carrying 9 tons of medical assistance from China to contain t

Jakarta – Indonesia has turned its "Athlete's Village" built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, authorities said on S

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Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – If the Indonesian authorities failed to take drastic measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19, the country could have tens of thousands of cases by

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Makers of jamu (herbal medicine) in the Wonolopo jamu village in Semarang, Central Java, have started producing a drink they claim can provide protection against

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared a two-week state of emergency in the capital and urged offices to suspend operations as part of COVID-19 contain

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Rizki Fachriansyah, Apriadi Gunawan and Asip Hasani, Jakarta – The COVID-19 coronavirus has put a massive strain on Indonesia's healthcare system, with reports of inadequate medical su

Jakarta – The government said it was ready to disburse Rp 38 trillion (US$2.3 billion) for social safety net programs to help about 70 million underprivileged citizens cope with the fi

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Balinese authorities have confirmed that a French national who died on the resort island six days ago tested positive for COVID-19 post-mortem.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Jakarta residents remained at home on Saturday (March 21), a day after the city's governor declared a state of emergency in the Indonesian capital for the nex

Jakarta – The Jami' Ar-Rahmah mosque located in East Tebet subdistrict in Tebet, South Jakarta, insisted on gathering dozens of local residents for Friday prayer, even though the subdi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration must make the case for a lockdown in Indonesia as the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to overrun health systems and put a strai

Dili – East Timor reported its first case of coronavirus, its Ministry of Health said on Saturday, adding that the case was from someone who had just returned from abroad.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia has estimated the number of people who have had possible contact with Covid-19 suspects to be at more than half a million, as a two-week emer

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – At the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in central Jakarta, news that the government is introducing rapid testing for the new coronavirus, which causes the deadly

Jakarta – Despite declaring an emergency status over the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan needs to step up his game to seriously contain the spread of the disease ove

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government warned on Saturday that asymptomatic persons may act as unsuspected carriers of the highly contagious Covid-19 virus, as positive c

Yudha Baskoro – The busy Indonesian capital has turned quiet since restrictions on work places and public gatherings were imposed on Friday due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the capital city in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – Two patients under surveillance for COVID-19 in Tasikmalaya, West Java, became an unusual spectacle for dozens of locals when they were transferred into isolation wards at th

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Civil society groups assisting HIV patients in the country have urged the Health Ministry to pay attention to the supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – As the coronavirus outbreak gains pace in Indonesia, so far affecting 17 out of 34 provinces, the number of infected persons could grow to between 600,000 an

Ed Davies, Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia likely faces a large surge in coronavirus cases after a slow government response masked the scale of the epidemic in the world's fourth

Ardila Syakriah, Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Sausan Atika, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ruled out the possibility of imposing a lockdown on the virus-stricken capital an