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President orders immediate rapid tests on individuals over COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave instructions to the COVID-19 task force and other related agencies to conduct rapid ...

Public urged to lower medical workers' burden to contain COVID-19

Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani called on the public on Thursday to help assuage the burden of paramedical ...

Travel cancellations have risen sharply amid COVID-19, says Traveloka

Indonesian unicorn Traveloka's chief marketing officer, Dionisius Nathaniel, revealed there has been a significant ...

Government to prepare rapid test for coronavirus detection

The government is set to prepare a rapid test for the public to detect the transmission of coronavirus, Achmad ...

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 lays greater weightage to social distancing over lockdown

Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Executive Director Tauhid Ahmad believes that the social ...

Central Java's police pledge to trace those spreading COVID-19 hoaxes

The police in Batang District, Central Java Province, pledged to trace those creating and proliferating hoaxes on the ...

Government advises citizens against overseas travel due to corona

Given the increasing number of nations affected by the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, the Indonesian government has ...

BNI advises customers to use digital, phone services

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), a state-owned bank, has asked customers to use digital or phone banking to conduct ...

Ministry ensures people about hygiene of public transportation

The Transportation Ministry has ensured the proper hygiene on public transportation by spraying disinfectant three ...

State, private hospitals ready to contain COVID-19: Government

Hundreds of state and private hospitals across Indonesia are being kept in readiness for treating coronavirus, or ...

Telkomsel prepares network for spikes in data traffic

Telkomsel has prepared their network for an anticipated spike in internet data usage as a result of the work and study ...

Coronavirus cases soar, WHO urges South-East Asia to act

The World Health Organization (WHO) today asked member states in the South-East Asia Region to scale up aggressive ...

Indonesia's count of COVID-19 patients climbs to 172 on Tuesday

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases in Indonesia has burgeoned to 172 as of Tuesday evening of March ...

140 portable sinks installed in Surabaya to tackle COVID-19 outbreak

Some 140 portable sinks, or hand wash basins, were installed at several public facilities and areas in Surabaya, East ...