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Jakarta's RSPI treats 12 confirmed COVId-19 patients, 14 suspects

The Jakarta Administration-owned Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital (RSPI) is still treating 12 positive ...

Expert recommends use of three layer masks to thwart coronavirus

Chief of the Expert Team of COVID-19 Response Task Force Wiku Adisasmito has recommended the use of three layer cloth ...

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Waging war against an invisible enemy

Indonesia is currently battling an invisible, fast-moving enemy called the novel coronavirus, which has infected more ...

Eijkman Institute receives Rp10-billion donation to bolster corona lab

The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology in Jakarta, Friday, received donation worth Rp10 billion from ...

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Indonesia builds hospitals, quarantine centers in handling COVID-19

Indonesia's government has expedited efforts to ready emergency hospitals and quarantine centers by constructing ...

Food and beverage industry to keep production lines open: Minister

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has stressed that the food and beverage industry will continue production ...

BNPB provides 349,000 pieces of protective gear to medical teams

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has distributed 349,000 pieces of protective equipment (APD) to health ...

COVID-19: 103 patients recover; case count mounts to 1,677

As many as 103 coronavirus patients have recovered in Indonesia as of Wednesday, while the total number of infections ...

Galang emergency hospital to be center of research: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo said the new emergency hospital on Galang Island will be kept in readiness for treating COVID-19 ...

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Internet infrastructure readiness as corona keeps people home

Researchers at the Monash Business School have created a Global Internet Pressure map that measures the strain the ...

Ministry to step up production of personal protection equipment

The Industry Ministry has channeled its efforts to intensifying the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) ...

32,192 Indonesian migrant workers return from COVID-19-hit nations

- as the chair of Task Force for Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling -- in handling Indonesian migrant workers, who were ...

COVID-19 outbreak deals severe blow to South Sumatra hoteliers

Several hoteliers in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province, are considering closing shop temporarily due to ...

Coronavirus curfew imposed in Indonesia's Aceh province until May 29

The Aceh Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda) has voiced its support for the imposition of a two-month ...

Indonesian Govt extends working from home period

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend its work-from-home guidance till April 21, 2020 to curb transmission of ...