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Seven provinces susceptible to Delta variant attacks: Health minister

A total of seven provinces in Indonesia are categorized as prone to spikes in COVID-19 cases triggered by the ...

Minister necessitates 50% mobility decline to flatten COVID-19 curve

A 50-percent reduction in public mobility during the enforcement of emergency public activities restrictions (PKPM) ...

Indonesia strengthening capacity for COVID-19 surveillance: BRIN

Indonesia is collaborating with other South-East Asian countries to strengthen the capacity for COVID-19 surveillance ...

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Indonesia moves to protect children as COVID-19 cases spike

With Indonesia’s second COVID-19 wave affecting a significant number of children, the government has been quick ...

Govt finalizing emergency restrictions to contain COVID spike: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday said that he is finalizing plans for the implementation of emergency ...

COVID-19: Ministry highlights need for double masks

The Health Ministry’s vaccination spokesperson Siti Nadia Tarmizi has advised people to use double masks to ...

Indonesia asks India to relax permits for export of COVID drugs

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has asked India to relax permits for the export of therapeutic medicines to ...

Need to take COVID-19 pandemic more seriously: PDPI

The Indonesian Society of Respirology (PDPI) has urged the public and all agencies to take the COVID-19 pandemic more ...

Need to expedite indigenous vaccine production amid supply uncertainty

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, has said the government must focus on ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 cases soar to 2.07 million

Indonesia’s daily coronavirus cases jumped by 18,872 on Friday, taking the total cases recorded since the onset ...

Government mulls Sinovac, Pfizer vaccines for children

The Indonesian Health Ministry is considering the use of Sinovac and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children aged below ...

Policy must be applied precisely in extraordinary scenario: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) drew attention to the importance of quickly and precisely applying every policy, as the ...

Air Force Chief witnesses Indonesian-US joint exercise

Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo witnessed a joint exercise between the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) ...

Papua awaits prompt disbursal of 2nd round of autonomy funds

The Papua provincial administration has urged the central government to quickly expend the second round of this ...

New variants spread more quickly and exacerbate patients' condition

 Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan cautioned that the new variants of COVID-19 spread faster and aggravated the ...