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Collection of corona news, found 22 news.

Indonesia temporarily bars entry of travelers from 8 African countries

Indonesia will temporarily bar the entry of foreign travelers from eight African countries in a bid to prevent the ...

Tanjungpinang records 90% vaccination rate for 12- to 17-year-olds

The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination in Tanjungpinang City, Riau Islands Province, for children in the age ...

Pekanbaru to push for accelerating elderly COVID-19 vaccination

The Pekanbaru government has expedited COVID-19 vaccination services for elderly people in the age bracket of 60 years ...

Multiple screenings to prevent imported COVID-19 cases: spokesperson

Indonesia has put multiple health screenings in place for international travelers to prevent imported COVID-19 cases, ...

COVID-19 vaccine entered Indonesia under special access scheme: BPOM

Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), Penny K Lukito, has said the vaccine candidates for COVID-19 that ...

Weekend Stories

Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

On Wednesday (July 29), or 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 Hijri, pilgrims congregated in Mina, Mecca, to perform the Tarwiyah ...

Surabaya's teenagers violating health protocols punished with push-ups

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini punished tens of teenagers with ten push-ups on Saturday evening because they did not ...

Central Sulawesi to reopen Togean Islands for tourists in August

The Central Sulawesi administration is prepping to reopen Togean Islands National Park located in Tojo Unauna District, ...

Minister asks Eijkman Institute to mine more coronavirus genomes

Minister of Research and Technology, Bambang PS Brodjonegoro, urged the Eijkman Molecular Biology Institute to improve ...

Int'l collaboration will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development

​​​​​​ International collaboration, both between countries and institutions, is needed in order to ...

Bekasi city declared 'green zone'; to reopen schools July 13

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bekasi city declining significantly, the city has been labeled a ...

VP Amin visits Sukabumi to observe school reopening preparations

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin paid a visit to an area in the COVID-19 transmission zone in Sukabumi, West Java, ...

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Indonesia strives to win tourist confidence amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government is taking steps to build tourist confidence, considered vital for the successful recovery of ...

How We Do It

Reporting on COVID-19 mass quarantine 500 meters from Sebaru Kecil

"A day prior to our trip, I conducted an internet research, but Google threw little information on this remote, ...

Govt officially promulgates health protocols for tourism sector

The Indonesian government, through a resolution issued by the Ministry of Health, has officially enforced health ...