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On the importance of lockdown: lessons from plague control in Java

It has been nearly a month since Indonesia recorded its first novel coronavirus infection, but the authorities are yet ...

Government readies social assistance for informal workers

The government has come up with a scheme to offer social assistance to informal workers impacted by the coronavirus ...

Ministry to study proposal to close airports to contain COVID-19

The Transportation Ministry will study the local governments' intent to suspend all flight services to their ...

President calls to provide special budget for COVID-19 handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on all ministries and regional heads to apportion a special budget channeled from ...

SOE Ministry to dispatch COVID-19 lab equipment to 10 provinces

The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) plans to send laboratory equipment to 10 provinces as a form of ...

Indonesia obtains 150,000 rapid test kits for COVID-19 from China

The Indonesian government has received 150 thousand rapid test kits from China to diagnose coronavirus or COVID-19 in ...

President: Rebuke those who ignore health protocols

President Joko Widodo asked citizens to not hesitate to warn those they find neglecting health protocols in their ...

South Jakarta becomes first center for COVID-19 rapid tests

President Joko Widodo said South Jakarta has become the first center to implement rapid tests for detecting COVID-19 ...

Six Riau University labs producing hand sanitizers

Six laboratories at the University of Riau in Pekanbaru city are producing 30 litres of hand sanitizers everyday and ...

SOE Ministry procures COVID-19 test kits from Switzerland

State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Erick Thohir confirmed to having ordered coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits from ...

Pre-employment cards disbursed to cushion economy from COVID-19 impact

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto rolled out the Pre-Employment Card Program, Friday, aligning ...

Central, local governments must reallocate budget for corona handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given instructions to central and local governments to curtail budget allocation for ...

Working visit budgets channeled to assist Indonesians in need

A top Indonesian minister spoke of the working visit budget encompassing domestic and overseas trips being diverted to ...

Gov't calls on parties to adhere to public transportation protocols

Senior Advisor at the Executive Office of the President, Brian Sriprahastuti, urged all parties in Indonesia to ...

Indef asks firms to allocate CSR funds for coronavirus fight

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has appealed to national companies, particularly ...