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Red Cross working with Army to fight COVID-19

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has teamed up with the Indonesian National Army (TNI) to combat the spread of the novel ...

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Before coronavirus, the world once fought off smallpox

The whole world is currently battling a new virus strain that causes acute respiratory complications — the novel ...

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Key takeaways from the cholera outbreak that devastated Batavia

At least 597,185 people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious ailment caused by ...

Vice Minister apprises foreign embassies of efforts to check COVID-19

Vice Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar highlighted the directives issued by President Joko Widodo on COVID-19, ...

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 ...

Eight under COVID-19 surveillance treated at Medan hospital

The Adam Malik Public Hospital, North Sumatra, is treating eight people under surveillance for the new coronavirus ...

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Coronavirus outbreak: a common burden, do not discriminate

As the world reels from impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, not only health and economy should be highlighted but also ...

Security in 135 Indonesia's gates tightened over coronavirus: minister

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has revealed that the traffic of people at 135 entrances to Indonesia is being ...

WB reviews mobilization of financial resources following coronavirus

With the novel coronavirus spreading, the World Bank Group is assessing financial and technical resources that can be ...

PMI to send 10 thousand N95 masks to Hong Kong

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will send 10 thousand N95 masks to Hong Kong to curb the spread of the new coronavirus ...

Medan's Adam Malik Hospital to handle coronavirus cases

Adam Malik Hospital in Medan, capital of North Sumatra Province, will handle coronavirus cases with its team of doctors ...

Avoid direct contact with anthracis spores: veterinarian

To contain the spread of anthrax, a veterinarian at the Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) has called on farmers ...

Papua enhances puskesmas' role in patient handling following riots

The Papua Provincial Health Office is optimizing the role of community health centers (puskesmas) to tend to patients ...

FAO-WHO underscore critical role of food safety in life

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) marked the first-ever World Food Safety ...

FAO commends ministry's steps to contain avian influenza

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) commended Directorate General of Livestock and ...