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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 ...

BNPB records 1,808 registrations for medical volunteering for COVID-19

The volunteer desk of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) had, until Saturday (March 28), registered 1,808 ...

5,816 Indonesians join COVID-19 volunteer team

As many as 5,816 people have registered themselves as COVID-19 volunteers since the online registration was opened on ...

COVID-19 case count in Indonesia touches 1,155

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia rose by 109 to reach 1,155 as of Saturday, with 59 patients ...

Indonesians should foster "gotong royong" to fight COVID-19: minister

Indonesians should foster the spirit of "gotong royong," or mutual cooperation, in their daily lives to ...

Indonesia facing shortage of 1,500 doctors to contain COVID-19 spread

Indonesia is still facing a dearth of 1,500 doctors, including pulmonologists and anesthetists, and 2,500 nurses to ...

East Jakarta's Kebon Pala inundated after Ciliwung River overflows

Floodwaters inundated houses in Kebon Pala, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, as torrential rains lashed several parts of ...