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Indonesia reports two more COVID-19 confirmed cases

The Indonesian government's spokesperson for COVID-19 handling measures, Achmad Yurianto, confirmed that two more ...

Ministry tracks 10 coming in close contact with Covid-19 patients

The Health Ministry has tracked down 10 people, with a history of close contact to two patients diagnosed and found to ...

Indonesia to evacuate citizens from Dream World cruise ship

Indonesia plans to use a naval ship to pick up its citizens suspected of contracting coronavirus (Covid-19) aboard ...

Indonesians returning from Wuhan are healthy: Health Ministry

Some 285 Indonesian citizens including students, aircraft crew and pick-up team members, returning from Wuhan, China, ...

Indonesia tightens passage through entrance gate with Singapore

The Indonesian government has tightened passage through the entrance gate for people from Singapore where a case of ...

Natuna residents urged to remain calm over Indonesians from Wuhan

The Health Ministry has appealed to Natuna residents not to worry over the presence of 238 Indonesians quarantined ...

Travelers to Korea, Japan should be wary of nCov: Ministry

The Health Ministry has appealed to Indonesians keen on traveling to Korea and Japan to exercise caution in the face of ...

Avoid direct contact with anthracis spores: veterinarian

To contain the spread of anthrax, a veterinarian at the Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) has called on farmers ...

Gunung Kidul ever ravaged by anthrax epidemic: Indonesian official

Gunung Kidul District in Yogyakarta Province often experienced the anthrax cases because it had ever been ravaged by ...

Health ministry sends team to handle anthrax case

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has dispatched a special team to examine and handle the spread of ...

Anthrax infects 27 residents of Gunung Kidul

Anthrax threatens Ponjong and Semanu Subdistricts in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta Province after 27 residents were ...

Health ministry confirms 110,921 dengue fever cases until Oct 2019

A total of 110,921 cases of dengue fever were recorded throughout Indonesia in the year ending October 31, 2019, ...

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BNPB spokesman's death puts spotlight on non-smokers' vulnerability

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, 49, popularly called "Pak Topo," ...

Ministry confirms no monkeypox case recorded in Indonesia

Director General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health Anung Sugihantono gave confirmation that ...

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Government's intervention helps control dengue outbreak

As Indonesia is experiencing the peak of rainy season in January and February this year, mosquito-borne viral disease ...