Officials in Bali are putting their foot down to deal with foreigners who are refusing to follow COVID-19 health protocols in the province, with Governor Wayan Koster saying that those

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia is on track to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination campaign next week, just as the country extends its record-breaking streak of highest new daily con

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee Chairman, Airlangga Hartarto, asserted that the COVID-19 vaccine was mandatory under a

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council, the country's top Islamic body, has deemed China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines permissible under Islamic law, giving a boost to the gover

An Indonesian official who was fired by the president after she became a national laughing stock may get her job back after a court ruled that her termination was unlawful.

Robert Campion – The spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate out of control in South East Asia's largest country and economy.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The daily count of coronavirus cases in Indonesia passed the 10,000 mark on Friday, setting a new record for the highest number of cases for the third day in

Jakarta – The Alumni Menteng 64 (AM64), a group of Kolese Kanisius Catholic high school alumni, publicly declared its support for the government's mass vaccination program in Jakarta on

Dwi Argo Santosa, Lona Olavia, Jakarta – The government has decided to impose stricter restrictions in Java and Bali starting on Jan. 11 to Jan.

Amid some confusion regarding new COVID-19 restrictions in Indonesia, we now have some sense of clarity thanks to a new acronym.

Kukuh S.Wibowo, Jakarta – Surabaya acting-mayor, Whisnu Sakti Buana, on late Wednesday, Jan.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman on Wednesday said that the shrinking availability of ICU rooms and isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients is

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – University of Indonesia epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Tuesday urged the central government to act upon the declining condition of Indonesia's Covid-19 pande

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has become the subject of controversy today after he reportedly claimed that hospitals in the province are exaggerating COVID-19 deaths.

The central government is applying tighter social restrictions in high-risk COVID-19 regions, which include Jakarta and other cities and regencies throughout Java and Bali, in order to

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 8,854 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak started, to bring the country's tot

Harry Suhartono – A shorter holiday and last-minute restrictions did little to keep Indonesians from traveling over the year-end, a sign of revival in consumer spending while posing a r

Jakarta, Indonesia – Questions about the potential use of pork products in vaccines is compounding vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia, experts have warned, urging officials and Muslim leade

Stanley Widianto, Tabita Diela, Jakarta – As Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against COVID-19, its plan to prioritise working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital city has extended its Covid-19 curbs called for transition partial lockdown for the next two weeks as it tries to pre-empt an expect

Francisca Christy Rosana, Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, on Monday implied that the government needs to be 'awakened' to realize that

Dina Manafe, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma began distributing 3 million doses of vaccine against coronavirus to all 34 provinces on

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded the highest seven-day average of newly coronavirus cases and related deaths on Saturday as the government began registering citizens eligib

Anne Barker – Indonesian scientists have developed a simple breathalyser test that they say can electronically "smell' coronavirus and detect infection in under two minutes.

Jakarta – An Instagram user is under fire for offering a service to forge polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results for Indonesians who wish to travel to other cities.

Adi Marsiela, Dwi Argo Santosa, Jakarta – Indonesia has received the second batch of Covid-19 vaccines of 1.8 million doses from China's Sinovac Biotech on Thursday, bringing its vaccin

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed optimism on Thursday that Indonesia will soon regain lost ground in early 2021 after year-long economic hardship

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia concluded the year amid ongoing surge in newly coronavirus cases and deaths that put December as the worst period yet in the country's outbreak, as

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to receive raw materials to produce 15 million doses of vaccine from Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech soon, which will add to the three million do

Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has warned of another COVID-19 case spike following the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Jakarta – Experts have urged hospitals to better manage the admission of patients, arguing that most of them were overwhelmed by the constant increase in COVID-19 cases.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Adi Marsiela, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the US-based vaccine pro

Randy Mulyanto, Jakarta, Indonesia – Timor-Leste, formerly known as East Timor, has a creaky healthcare system and is one of the poorest countries in Asia, but even as neighbouring Indo

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – While the Health Ministry has been given a fresh start ahead of the New Year with a new leader at its helm, concerns over the efficacy of preordered COVID-19

Jakarta – Orders have started rolling in after the Indonesian government approved the distribution of a COVID-19 detector developed at a local university, the GeNose.

Medan – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has warned health workers nationwide to remain cautious with regard to the surge in COVID-19 transmission in the nation, as the number o

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will distribute coronavirus vaccine to 181 million of the country's 270 million population starting next

Heru Andriyanto, Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government obliges any foreign visitor to produce a negative coronavirus test result in the country of origin and spend five days in qu

Jakarta – Pondok Ranggon Public Cemetery, a burial ground in East Jakarta, the city administration reserve for Covid-19 victims, has run out of space for new burials as the capital stay

Jakarta – Hospitals nationwide are being urged to increase their bed capacity in anticipation of a possible COVID-19 case surge following the year-end holidays.

Jakarta – While most people can't wait to start a new year and leave this tough year behind, an epidemiologist has warned of a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia at the begin

Dina Manafe, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Government data reveal on Monday that hospital capacity in seven provinces has reached a critical level amid surging coronavirus cases.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has allowed bodies of COVID-19 patients to be buried outside of dedicated graveyards.

Jakarta – Experts have urged the government to implement stricter social restrictions to curb COVID-19 transmission as fatality and positivity rates continue to spike.

Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force has conducted a study of the risks of COVID-19 mortality based on age and comorbidities.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Unlike neighboring Singapore, Indonesia has not detected the new SARS-CoV-2 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, but that may be due to the country

Jakarta – The Health Ministry has approved a locally made COVID-19 detector called GeNose for distribution.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia will soon introduce a new rapid test which can analyse breath samples and detect Covid-19 infection within a few minutes.

Jakarta – State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) has opened a COVID-19 test service for the general public at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Terminal 1 health c

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has drawn up a list of preventive measures following a new coronavirus variant that was discovered in the United Kingdom, says national COVID-19 task