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Government gears for mass testing, prepares 1 million coronavirus kits

The Indonesian government will prepare one million rapid test kits for almost 700 thousand people considered at risk of ...

Vice Minister apprises foreign embassies of efforts to check COVID-19

Vice Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar highlighted the directives issued by President Joko Widodo on COVID-19, ...

Minister instructs local governments to apportion budget for COVID-19

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati here, today, ordered local governments to allocate health budgets in response to ...

Indonesia introduces large-scale social distancing measures

University of Indonesia (UI), March 13, 2020, announced migrating from face-to-face class meetings to the online-study ...

Indonesia's coronavirus cases jump to 117

Indonesia on Sunday reported 21 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), binging the nationwide total number of ...

The Kidney Kid superhero initiative goes international on World Kidney Day

- Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, has today announced the ...

Indonesia confirms 19 cases of COVID-19 infection

Indonesia has reported a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 19 patients confirmed as having contracted the virus, indicating ...

Spokesman confirms 11 Covid-19 suspected patients until Saturday

The number of suspected coronavirus patients in Indonesia has reached 11 as of Saturday afternoon, according to a ...

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 ...