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Indonesian delegates hold meeting with WHO DG Ghebreyesus

Indonesia is endeavoring to bolster multilateral cooperation with overseas partners, including the World Health ...

Govt to offer citizens COVID-19 vaccine derived from three sources

The government will provide citizens the COVID-19 vaccine sourced from purchasing deals with Chinese and British firms, ...

Indonesia secures 100 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine from UK

The Indonesian Health Ministry has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC ...

UK all praise for Indonesia for curbing COVID-19: Thohir

The British government has praised Indonesia for checking the spread of coronavirus infections in the country, State ...

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Indonesia relying on vaccine procurement to win COVID-19 fight

The Indonesian government has consistently expressed confidence in the potential of COVID-19 vaccines to help it win ...

Indonesia explores COVID-19 vaccine cooperation with UK, Switzerland

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir, and Health ...

President signs regulation on COVID-19 vaccine procurement

President Joko Widodo recently signed a regulation specifying the procurement and immunization schedule for the ...

Stricter social distancing measures crucial to control COVID-19: UI

Based on data compiled as of September 24, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia has not shown any signs of abating ...

Indonesia records 2,059 natural disasters during Jan-Sept 2020

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,059 natural disasters that struck Indonesia during the period ...

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Pilkada amid pandemic poses a dilemma

One by one, electoral officers who have been busy preparing for the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) ...

PMI encourages unity of nation's elements amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has pushed for greater cohesiveness among all elements of the nation by integrating ...

UNICEF, Indonesia ink MoU on provision of procurement services

- the three main institutions pioneering the COVAX Facility formed to ensure fair and equitable access to the COVID-19 ...

Shorten local election process to reduce COVID-19 risk: academician

The preparations and stages of the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) need to be curtailed in view of ...

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Coronavirus: when an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an ...

Indonesia apportions Rp-5 trillion funds for COVID-19 vaccines in 2020

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto spoke of the government readying Rp5 trillion in funding this ...