#coronavirus infection

Collection of coronavirus infection news, found 136 news.

17 Indonesian members of jamaah tabligh in India still treated

As many as 17 Indonesian members of the jamaah tabligh in India are still receiving medical treatment at a local ...

Government procures 20 PCR equipment for COVID-19 testing

The Indonesian government has bought 20 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test equipment comprising two RNA automatic ...

President calls to expedite lab examinations for COVID-19 detection

President Joko Widodo has urged government officials to expedite laboratory examinations to detect COVID-19 to ensure ...

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Waging war against an invisible enemy

Indonesia is currently battling an invisible, fast-moving enemy called the novel coronavirus, which has infected more ...

191 Indonesians test positive for COVID-19 abroad: Foreign Ministry

As many as 191 Indonesians have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) abroad as of 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, ...

14 Indonesians recover from COVID-19 abroad

As many as 14 Indonesian nationals who were undergoing treatment in Japan, Spain, Singapore, and the Netherlands after ...

COVID-19: Jakarta governor orders identification of vulnerable groups

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has directed all chiefs of neighborhood associations (RT) and community units (RW), as ...

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On the importance of lockdown: lessons from plague control in Java

It has been nearly a month since Indonesia recorded its first novel coronavirus infection, but the authorities are yet ...

1,115 SE Sulawesi residents undergoing COVID-19 monitoring

A total of 1,115 people are currently under monitoring (ODP) over the coronavirus infection, according to the Southeast ...

Police dissolves 7,031 mass gatherings to curb COVID-19 spread

The police has dissolved 7,031 mass gatherings across the country following the issuance of the Police Chief's ...

President asks ministers to focus on handling COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to ministers to pray for his deceased mother and continue to focus on ...

Impact BioMedical's Linebacker and Equivir inhibit SARS-CoV-2, virus responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak

SGX-listed Singapore eDevelopment Ltd (SeD; SGX:40V) has announced that its wholly-owned U.S. biomedical subsidiary ...

Jokowi condoles deaths of medical workers from COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed deep condolences to the families of doctors and paramedics, who died from ...

Indonesia obtains 150,000 rapid test kits for COVID-19 from China

The Indonesian government has received 150 thousand rapid test kits from China to diagnose coronavirus or COVID-19 in ...

East Jakarta's Hajj Dormitory to be used as isolation facility

The hajj dormitory in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, will be turned into an isolation facility for those who have been ...