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Government mulls Sinovac, Pfizer vaccines for children

The Indonesian Health Ministry is considering the use of Sinovac and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children aged below ...

Govt converts hospitals' emergency units into COVID-19 isolation rooms

The Ministry of Health converted the emergency departments (IGD) at Jakarta’s hospitals into COVID-19 isolation ...

Health minister ensures budget still available for handling COVID-19

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin made assurance that the government's budget for handling the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Oxygen for industrial use to be diverted for COVID patients

Oxygen for industrial use will be diverted for COVID-19 patients in hospitals amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the ...

Police, TNI chiefs review implementation of COVID-19 restrictions

National Police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto ...

Ministry eyes daily administration of 2 million COVID-19 vaccine jabs

The Health Ministry has outlined a target to administer two million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day, commencing from the ...

Daily vaccinations to reach 1 million doses by July: Health Minister

Indonesia would be able to ramp up vaccinations to one million doses per day by early July this year, Minister of ...

Isolation rooms should be provided across sub-districts, villages

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin underscored the importance of providing as many isolation rooms as possible at the ...

Indonesian hospitals asked to prioritize patients with comorbidities

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has asked hospitals across the country to prioritize treating COVID-19 ...

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Indonesia steps up efforts to achieve herd immunity

The Indonesian government has administered nearly 35.1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of June 19, 2021, ...

WB approves US$500 million to support Indonesia's pandemic response

The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved US$500 million, or 7 trillion Indonesian rupiahs, in ...

Accelerate vaccination for residents with high mobility: President

President Joko Widodo has pressed for speeding up the administration of COVID-19 vaccination for residents with high ...

Vaccination for KRL users, station workers with high mobility: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo pointed to the high mobility and interaction of electric rail (KRL) passengers and workers at ...

Govt assures of free COVID-19 vaccines for all

The Indonesian government has assured it will provide COVID-19 shots to all citizens for free, Health Ministry's ...

Indonesia produces 3 percent of drugs, imports 97 percent: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin pointed to a mere three percent of the medicines being produced domestically in ...