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Wolbachia safe, not LGBT cause: Health official

An official at the Ministry of Health denies circulating information that Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes can cause ...

JN.1 subvariant under control despite COVID case rise: Health official

The Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the transmission of the JN.1 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus was still under ...

Wolbachia not make mosquitoes more biting: Health official

Director of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases at the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Imran Pambudi, has ...

Anticipating the emergence of infectious diseases in 2023

Newly emerged infectious diseases, or known as EIDs, have become the talk of the town after the slowdown in development ...

Ministry discovers COVID-19 JN.1 variant in Jakarta, Batam: Official

The Indonesian Health Ministry confirmed the finding of cases of transmission of COVID-19 with the variant JN.1 in ...

Jakarta health service records 200 COVID-19 cases per day in a week

The DKI Jakarta Health Service recorded 200 positive cases per day of COVID-19 in the capital city this ...

People urged to complete COVID-19 vaccination ahead of holidays

The Ministry of Health has urged people to immediately complete their COVID-19 vaccination as an anticipatory measure ...

Govt yet to issue mask-wearing advice against COVID-19 uptick: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) confirmed that the government had not decided on urging people to wear masks in ...

Jakarta records more than 300 COVID-19 cases

The number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in DKI Jakarta has exceeded 300 as of December ...

Amid expected holiday rush, a word of caution 

The Christmas and New Year holidays are only days away. During the year-end holiday period, many people may take a ...

New strategies needed to control cigarette consumption: Ministry

New strategies in the efforts to prevent and control cigarette consumption in Indonesia are highly needed, as smoking ...

Ministry records 6,223 active COVID cases in a week

The number of active cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Indonesia reached 6,223 as of Tuesday, ...

BPJS Kesehatan releases book on mortality, morbidity data

State-owned Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) released a table book on national mortality and ...

Minister asks tech companies to open health research centers

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin asked health companies to open research and development centers to train Indonesian ...

Jakarta recommends masks, immunization to prevent COVID spread

The provincial government of DKI Jakarta has stressed the use of masks and vaccinations for vulnerable groups to ...