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Indonesia buys 100 mln COVID vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, Novavax

Indonesia has inked supply deals with AstraZeneca and Novavax for obtaining a total of 100 million doses of COVID-19 ...

Year Ender 2020

Year ender - Indonesia takes cautious steps towards mass immunization

With still no emergency-use approval for Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine, it is becoming increasingly evident that the ...

Jakarta allows burial of COVID-19 victims outside special cemeteries

The Jakarta provincial government has allowed the burial of those dying of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...

Jakarta adds 2,058 fresh COVID-19 cases

The capital city Jakarta added 2,058 fresh COVID-19 cases within 24 hours on Saturday, following the record at 2,096 on ...

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 ...