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Indigenous vaccine in the making

The world is racing against time for developing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has ...

96 children contract COVID-19 in North Maluku

As many as 96 children aged between 0 and 18 years in the Indonesian province of North Maluku have tested positive for ...

1,244 Secapa cadets recover from COVID-19: Army spokesperson

As of Tuesday morning, 1,244 of the 1,308 cadets at the Indonesian Army's Officer Candidate School (Secapa) have ...

Applying health protocols is key to transportation sector's survival

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi highlighted that implementing health protocols is the key for survival of ...

1,500 face masks distributed following Mt Sinabung's eruption

The Karo district administration in North Sumatra Province has distributed 1,500 face masks to local residents to ...

Government to honor fallen coronavirus warriors in medical profession

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD echoed the government’s plans to grant ...

West Sumatra witnesses rising trend of COVID-19 cases: task force

West Sumatra is working incessantly to flatten the curve of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the provincial ...

Wearing face masks compulsory in Riau's Pekanbaru City: task force

The Pekanbaru city government has made it mandatory to wear a face mask, and those flouting the rule while venturing ...

COVID-19 a test for multilateralism: Foreign Minister

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, has said the COVID-19 pandemic has been a test for ...

Task force's countrywide COVID-19 risk mapping serves as reference

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force conducts countrywide risk mapping of the disease that has served as an official ...

Farmland spanning 700 hectares readied for strengthening food security

Jayapura's district government bolstered its food security program amid the ongoing novel coronavirus disease ...

Papua's Kurik health center closed after resident contracted COVID-19

Kurik Health Center in Kurik Sub-district, Merauke, Papua, terminated services for intensive care unit and inpatient ...

Experts reject claims traditional medicine can cure COVID-19

Traditional medicines and herbs cannot be used to cure the novel coronavirus disease, said Akhmad Saikhu, head of the ...

Adherence to health protocols crucial in thwarting COVID-19 spread

Vice President, Ma'ruf Amin drew attention to the importance of public compliance to health protocols to suppress ...

Jokowi confirms being notified about budget readiness for elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke of being kept abreast of the budget readiness for this year's regional ...