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PMI distributes hazmat suits in Mount Merapi's disaster zones

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) dispensed several thousand hamzat suits and face shields to protect affected residents ...

Government to use antigen-based rapid tests for COVID-19

The Indonesian government plans to use antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests to detect COVID-19, as recommended by the ...

IWBI announces Menarco as the first in Southeast Asia to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced that the Philippines‘ iconic Menarco Tower is the ...

RELX opens bioscience lab to enhance global e-cigarette research

RELX Technology today announced the company has started operations at its newly-established e-cigarette bioscience ...

Dino Patti Djalal tests positive for COVID-19

Former Indonesian vice foreign minister, Dino Patti Djalal, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease ...

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Coronavirus: when an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an ...

The Health Bank to partner with Nanotronics Health, LLC, to distribute low-cost, US-manufactured non-invasive ventilator for respiratory support during COVID-19 pandemic

Salman Arif, the CEO of The Health Bank (THB) Global, announced today that the company is partnering with Nanotronics ...

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As wait for COVID-19 cure extends, face masks become priority

Even as countries race to develop vaccines against COVID-19, face masks — cloth or surgical — remain an ...

Ministry conducts clinical trial for stem cells to treat COVID-19

The Indonesian Ministry of Health conducted a phase one clinical trial of the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy to ...

Experts reject claims traditional medicine can cure COVID-19

Traditional medicines and herbs cannot be used to cure the novel coronavirus disease, said Akhmad Saikhu, head of the ...

A charismatic Muslim preacher in Aceh recovers from COVID-19

A charismatic Muslim preacher in Aceh Province has been discharged from the Zainoel Abidin Public Hospital in Banda ...

Weekend Stories

Implementing health protocols in wet markets remains challenging

  With Indonesia implementing the new normal, now being referred to as “adapting to new habits”, ...

International WELL Building Institute opens enrollment for WELL Health-Safety Rating in response to COVID-19 with significant early adoption

- The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced that enrollment has opened today for the WELL ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

How We Do It

Covering a COVID-19 burial: The photojournalists' stories

In mid-March, weeks after the first two cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, the ...