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Mobile lab BSL-2 ready for COVID-19 testing in provinces

The Health Ministry has distributed Mobile Lab BSL (Bio Safety Level) 2 to 10 provinces across Indonesia to facilitate ...

Year Ender 2020

Looking back at the gloomy year of COVID-19

The New Year's Eve celebrations this time will be way different from the previous year, although people will still ...

Government takes precautionary measures against new coronavirus strain

Chief of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Military Lieutenant General Doni Monardo, affirmed that the government is ...

BNNP chief turns down discourse on legalizing hashish in Indonesia

Chief of the National Narcotics Agency Office in East Java Province (BNNP) Brigadier General Idris Kadir has turned ...

Year Ender 2020

COVID-19 frontline health workers require protection

A year since the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection was reported in Wuhan City, China, the SARS ...

Public to not be charged for COVID-19 vaccine: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) averred here on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at no cost to ...

COVID-19 response policies to not weaken democracy: Minister Marsudi

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi expressed belief that the COVID-19 response policies would not weaken ...

Medical workers to get COVID-19 vaccine first: expert

The 1.2 million vaccines recently procured by the government will be prioritized for groups that are most at risk of ...

Government procures only safe, WHO-recommended vaccines: Minister

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto laid emphasis on the fact that the government will only procure COVID-19 vaccines ...

Indonesia's PCR testing level reaches 90% of WHO target

The number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab tests carried out in Indonesia has reached around 90 percent of the ...

OMRON strengthens engagement with AliveCor with series E investment, reinforces cross-company alliance for remote cardiovascular condition management

OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd. announced on November 24 additional investment into AliveCor by its parent company, OMRON ...

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Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

The significance of ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines was accentuated by several leaders participating in ...

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Indonesia gears for mass COVID-19 immunization

The Indonesian government is carrying out simulations to ensure the smooth implementation of its mass COVID-19 ...

Red Cross blood stocks run low as donations dry up

The stocks of blood available with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) have depleted 30-50 percent due to a decline in blood ...

Brawijaya University develops diabetes screening kit

The Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java, has developed an initial screening kit for diabetes mellitus and is ...