Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Assistance from neighboring countries began trickling into Indonesia on Friday, as Singapore and Australia sent medical equipment and oxygen supplies, with more

Gemma Holliani Cahya in Jakarta and Rebecca Ratcliffe – From her home in Pamekasan, East Java, Dr Ratna Hermawati can hear the names of the dead echoing out across her neighbourhood.

Foreigners in Bali are making headlines in Indonesia (yet again) this week amid tighter COVID-19 restrictions in the province, the group of which include the somewhat expected mask rule

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Hospitals across the Indonesian island of Java are running out of oxygen, medicines, beds and even staff as a sharp rise in Covid cases pushes the countr

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia became the world's third biggest contributor of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, 7 July 2021.

Like a broken record, the Jakarta Provincial Government is urging people to stay at home amid a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases, which saw the capital exceed 100,000 active cases as

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police Inspector General Mohammad Fadli Imran on Thursday announced the arrest of three groups hoarding Ivermectin and medical oxygen tanks

Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The government confirmed on Thursday the highly transmissible Delta variant is the main culprit behind the ongoing dramatic spike in

Natasya Salim and Erwin Renaldi – It's been nine days since mother-of-four Seli Aisyah went to visit her parents, despite being warned not to.

Jakarta (Agencies) – The lead scientist on China's Sinovac vaccine trials in Indonesia died of suspected COVID-19 on Wednesday, Indonesian media said.

Jakarta – Volunteer groups are calling on the government to take decisive action against the ongoing COVID-19 surge, which has crippled the country's healthcare system, to prevent the l

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Communications and Informatics Ministry spokesperson Dedy Permadi in a written statement on Thursday explained about the arrival of international

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government on Thursday has launched a mobile Covid-19 vaccination program, which utilizes specifically-built trucks, in order to boost the

Jakarta – Ivermectin is being promoted by a number of politicians and businesspeople as an effective treatment against the coronavirus.

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesians have ignored warnings against stocking up on a "miracle cure" for Covid-19 backed by leading politicians and social media influencers, as an out-of-control v

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste has stepped up efforts to seal its border with neighboring Indonesia to prevent the entry of the Covid-19 Delta strain, a variant the country's top chu

Robert Campion – In Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, a humanitarian disaster is unfolding similar to what occurred in India in late May.

Jakarta – Indonesia's major online marketplace companies, including Shopee and Tokopedia, have cracked down on sellers on their platform, which set prices of drugs and vitamins to treat

Mentari Dwi G/Suharto, Jakarta – The police fired water cannon to disperse crowds in front of Plaza Kenari Mas in Central Jakarta on Tuesday as part of the stringent measures to uphold

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jeis Montesori, Jakarta – The government is considering imposing more stringent Covid-19 rules outside Java and Bali islands as the country faces its worst coronavir

Jakarta (Agencies) – Indonesia expanded nationwide coronavirus curbs Wednesday to battle its deadliest COVID-19 wave yet, as the death toll rocketed with the government warning that the

Chris Barrett, Singapore – Australia will send 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Indonesia as well as testing kits and ventilators as part of a $12 million package for oxy

Chris Barrett, Singapore – For days, as Indonesia's hospitals have buckled, oxygen has run low and COVID-19 infections and deaths have soared to record levels, the Indonesian President'

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Public Health is calling on the government to apologise over the state of the Covid-19 pandemic which they say is getting out of control.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – A shortage of beds, oxygen supply and ventilators in Indonesia has left doctors with the dreadful decision of who among their Covid-19 patients will live and w

Joining the plethora of venues opening up for COVID-19 jabs in the capital, MRT Jakarta is launching a vaccination drive tomorrow targeting those who still have to be on the move despit

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's daily COVID-19 infections could go up to 40,000, said Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan on Tuesday (Jul 6).

Authorities in Padang, West Sumatra are launching legal proceedings against a woman who was filmed dining at a crowded restaurant while defiantly exclaiming that she does not fear the c

Authorities in North Jakarta raided a cafe that remained open despite tightened restrictions, with four people, including an employee, testing positive for COVID-19.

In a press conference yes

Antara, Jakarta – At least 16 airports managed by state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura (AP) II have made available 3,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for passengers per day.

Daniel Hurst – The Australian government has been urged to rapidly step up its assistance to Indonesia, amid warnings the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases is fuelling an "escalating crisis

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Community Consortium for Public Health in a written statement on Tuesday argues that the government has acted too slow in responding to the surge of Covid-19

Budiarti Putri Utami, Jakarta – Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) mitigation team head Mohammad Adib Khumaidi on Monday suggested the government to utilize the services of post-inter

Jakarta – At a workshop located in a Jakarta cemetery, coffin maker Olaskar Purba and his team are hard at work.

Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – The initiator of the citizen data platform LaporCovid-19, Irma Hidayana, says that current the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is because the govern

Jakarta – The government has decided to provide free telemedicine services to monitor Covid-19 patients who are self-isolating at home to ease the burden at overloaded hospitals across

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Coordinator of volunteer group LaporCovid-19, Said Fariz Hibban, said the group highly regrets the Health Ministry's response which they claim has played

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – The fears that Indonesia was heading down the same path as India are beginning to come to pass in devastating fashion.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Sunday suggests the disbandment of the COVID-19 handling committee and national economic recovery (KPC-

Rieka Rahadiana and Arys Aditya – Indonesia will start importing oxygen cylinders to meet surging demand from Covid-19 patients as the country battles a fresh wave of infections that ov

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – University of Indonesia epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Sunday revealed that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had already req

Adi Kurniawan, Jakarta – Volunteer biker Sebastian Dwiyantoro and his team have been particularly busy helping ambulances navigate heavy traffic in Depok, West Java to get COVID-19 pati

If one were to measure the effectiveness of tightened measures under the Emergency Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (Emergency PPKM) by traffic density, one would likely

A devastating second wave of COVID-19 has led to desperation among many in Indonesia, to the point that this is as good a time as any to tout any random thing to be able to cure or prev

Antara, Jakarta – The government has set the ceiling price for drugs used in COVID-19 treatment through the issuance of Health Minister's Decree No. HK.01.07/MENKES/4826/2021.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Authorities are imposing stricter mobility curbs during the latest round COVID-19 restrictions, dubbed the emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat), i