Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has urged the public to use locally produced rapid testing kits developed by the Agency for the

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government will no longer be reporting COVID-19 updates through daily press briefings, a task previously carried out by the Health Ministry's disease contr

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – New confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Jakarta surged by 433 on Tuesday – the city's highest single-day rise so far – to take its total to 17,279,

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government launched on Monday a new team to tackle both the public health and economic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the country's economy

Ardila Syakriah and Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – After almost a month of taking gradual steps to reopen the economy, Indonesia has seen its COVID-19 cases and deaths double as crowds reeme

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Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech is set to have its Phase III clinical trials in Bandung, West Jav

The majority of new coronavirus patients in the past week were infected in offices, Indonesia's COVID-19 task force said, as the government continues to urge health precaution complian

Maria Cellina Wijaya and Rizqy Rahmatyah, Jakarta – When Jakarta became the epicentre of Covid-19 transmission, other regions, including the East Java capital of Surabaya, lagged behin

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Market Traders Association (IKAPPI) recorded 1,172 positive COVID-19 cases at 201 traditional markets throughout 83 regencies or cities of 26 Ind

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The civil society group "Indonesian People's Society Against Covid-19" on Sunday urged the government to perform better crisis communication and avoid creating a

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Over just four days, Covid-19 decimated half of Surabaya resident Dea Winnie Pertiwi's family, killing her parents and eldest sister, who was eight months pre

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta officially extended its period of COVID-19 social restrictions by another 14 days late on Thursday, amid the continued threat of viral transmission that

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to emerge in January, 21-year-old Dian gave birth to her premature son in Tuban, East Java, which is now the epicenter of

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,693 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday with Jakarta, Central Java and East Java becoming the main drivers, according to the Na

Antara, Jakarta – On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the Aditya Jaya Temple in East Jakarta to join mass prayers.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 127 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, the highest one-day death toll so far.

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West Papua Province.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The widespread use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 as requirements for various activities during the pandemic, including for traveling in Indonesia, has

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Tangerang district government has closed a makeshift quarantine facility for Covid-19 patients as cases have been declining over the past weeks, in a sharp

Jakarta – Kinem from Boyolali regency in Central Java has had a cancerous tumor on her jaw for 11 years.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Surgical masks, gloves, face shields and fluid bags have been found scattered among daily household rubbish at two dump sites in Bekasi, on the outskirts of J

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia has surpassed China in its total number of COVID-19 cases, after recording 1,752 new infections on Saturday.

Hellena Souisa and Tasha Wibawa – Right on Australia's doorstep, the world's fourth-most populated country is grappling with a coronavirus catastrophe as cases continue to rise.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A senior official has expressed concerns over the high number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the Indonesian province of East Java, which has become anothe

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The economy could have contracted further if the country's had gone into full quarantine to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has s

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Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Experts from Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have urged the government to improve its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as fears of potential so

Jakarta – The Health Ministry's disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto, has said that many of the new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia were found in offi

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise, with the daily average of new cases increasing to 1,716 cases in the past week from 1,47

Bali Governor Wayan Koster denied that recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in the province resulted from loosened restrictions which began last Thursday, noting instead that the province's

Evarukdijati, Fardah, Jayapura, Papua – The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit (IGD), from Friday, after its

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has recently issued a set of new protocols on COVID-19 management and mitigation based on the recommendations of the World Health Organiz

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of deaths among probable COVID-19 cases is higher than that of confirmed COVID-19 cases in most of Java, Indonesia's most populated island, the Worl

Michael Sullivan – Lack of testing, mixed messages from the government and a rush to reopen.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is having polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests conducted on all employees after seven people within the body got i

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is catching up China in the global ranking of confirmed coronavirus cases, as Southeast Asia's biggest country reported a total of 80,094 cases on

Three media workers have died due to coronavirus and dozens of media workers in several cities have tested positive.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria called on the public to file a report of any violation against orders during the transitional large-scale social

Jakarta is under pressure from the central government and health experts to once again put the capital under lockdown, as loosened restrictions have predictably led to spikes in COVID-

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is working hard to contain the spread of coronavirus in three key battlegrounds – East Java, Jakarta, and South Sulawesi – but cases continue to ri

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The West Java administration has decided to impose stricter measures against residents who do not comply with COVID-19 protocols in public.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic still accelerating at an alarming rate, healthcare workers remain prone to the virus and social persecution, a medical associ

One of Indonesia's largest sushi restaurant chains in West Jakarta has been fined for failing to observe new dine-in protocols amid the pandemic.

James Massola – Private hospitals and clinics in Indonesia are charging patients up to $1450 for a coronavirus test, more than three times the monthly minimum wage.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The widespread use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 as requirements for various activities during the pandemic, including for traveling in Indonesia, has

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force is considering releasing patients' personal data in an effort to encourage adherence to health protocols in affected areas.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Over 50 media workers in Surabaya, East Java, have tested positive for COVID-19, with three succumbing to the disease, the Surabaya branch of the Alliance of In

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) Commission B chairman Abdul Aziz urged Governor Anies Baswedan to immediately take strategic measures to contain the COVID-