Jakarta – The Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI) has announced that at least 96 journalists and electronic media workers have contracted COVID-19, prompting the group

Pacific Media Centre – When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country had managed to stamp out the coronavirus, it was met with much fanfare – with many experts l

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – In the absence of a daily press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, the government is uploading the latest COVID-19 data on covid19.go.id at 4 p.m.

Almost five months after Indonesia confirmed its first COVID-19 cases, the coronavirus has now completely spread throughout the capital Jakarta, with all 267 sub-districts (kelurahan)

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – More than 300 children in Indonesia, including newborn babies and those below the age of six, are believed to have died from Covid-19, a phenomenon that could

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – More than 50,000 Indonesians will worry less than the rest of us about COVID-19, because they have already contracted and recovered from the disease.

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Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia confirmed 1,906 additional COVID-19 cases and 117 deaths on Thursday, bringing the nation's official total to 93,657 infections and 4,576 deaths.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government's move to establish a new COVID-19 response team to handle the impact the pandemic has had on health and the economy has come too late, as the co

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – The largest PCR testing lab in Papua has announced that it will stop accepting new samples for COVID-19 testing on July 25 because of a lack of reagent and si

Jakarta – The percentage of infected people to die from Covid-19 has been steadily declining in Indonesia, the National Covid-19 Task Force claimed on Friday, despite a recent surge in

By Dr Susanna Barnes, Teresa Hall, Dr Balthasar Kehi, Quintiliano Mok and Associate Professor Lisa Palmer, University of Melbourne.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Steadfast commitment to the well-being of women and children is an essential aspect of the nation's COVID-19 response, the government has said, as many fa

Wintang Warastri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) secretary, Anwar Abbas, urged people to refer to the council's past fatwa on meningitis vaccine following MUI's fears of

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Collaborative efforts are key to reducing stunting in Indonesia, as the COVID-19 pandemic may worsen the already high prevalence of stunted children, experts ha

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,906 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the second highest rise in a day, to take the country's total to 93,657 as infection rate in J

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring an unprecedented scale of laboratory testing, Indonesia continues to face disparities in testing between regions in the

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged Padjajaran University's Medical School research team in Bandung, West Java to make the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine available for widespr

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has urged the public to use locally produced rapid testing kits developed by the Agency for the

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 139 more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, by far the highest one-day death toll linked to the contagious disease in Indonesia.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – New confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Jakarta surged by 433 on Tuesday – the city's highest single-day rise so far – to take its total to 17,279,

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government launched on Monday a new team to tackle both the public health and economic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the country's economy

Ardila Syakriah and Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – After almost a month of taking gradual steps to reopen the economy, Indonesia has seen its COVID-19 cases and deaths double as crowds reeme

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Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech is set to have its Phase III clinical trials in Bandung, West Jav

The majority of new coronavirus patients in the past week were infected in offices, Indonesia's COVID-19 task force said, as the government continues to urge health precaution complian

Maria Cellina Wijaya and Rizqy Rahmatyah, Jakarta – When Jakarta became the epicentre of Covid-19 transmission, other regions, including the East Java capital of Surabaya, lagged behin

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government will no longer be reporting COVID-19 updates through daily press briefings, a task previously carried out by the Health Ministry's disease contr

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta officially extended its period of COVID-19 social restrictions by another 14 days late on Thursday, amid the continued threat of viral transmission that

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Over just four days, Covid-19 decimated half of Surabaya resident Dea Winnie Pertiwi's family, killing her parents and eldest sister, who was eight months pre

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The civil society group "Indonesian People's Society Against Covid-19" on Sunday urged the government to perform better crisis communication and avoid creating a

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Market Traders Association (IKAPPI) recorded 1,172 positive COVID-19 cases at 201 traditional markets throughout 83 regencies or cities of 26 Ind

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to emerge in January, 21-year-old Dian gave birth to her premature son in Tuban, East Java, which is now the epicenter of

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,693 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday with Jakarta, Central Java and East Java becoming the main drivers, according to the Na

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 127 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, the highest one-day death toll so far.

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Tangerang district government has closed a makeshift quarantine facility for Covid-19 patients as cases have been declining over the past weeks, in a sharp

Antara, Jakarta – On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the Aditya Jaya Temple in East Jakarta to join mass prayers.

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West Papua Province.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The widespread use of rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 as requirements for various activities during the pandemic, including for traveling in Indonesia, has

Jakarta – Kinem from Boyolali regency in Central Java has had a cancerous tumor on her jaw for 11 years.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Surgical masks, gloves, face shields and fluid bags have been found scattered among daily household rubbish at two dump sites in Bekasi, on the outskirts of J

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia has surpassed China in its total number of COVID-19 cases, after recording 1,752 new infections on Saturday.

Hellena Souisa and Tasha Wibawa – Right on Australia's doorstep, the world's fourth-most populated country is grappling with a coronavirus catastrophe as cases continue to rise.

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Experts from Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have urged the government to improve its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as fears of potential so

Evarukdijati, Fardah, Jayapura, Papua – The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit (IGD), from Friday, after its

Bali Governor Wayan Koster denied that recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in the province resulted from loosened restrictions which began last Thursday, noting instead that the province's

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise, with the daily average of new cases increasing to 1,716 cases in the past week from 1,47

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has recently issued a set of new protocols on COVID-19 management and mitigation based on the recommendations of the World Health Organiz

Jakarta – The Health Ministry's disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto, has said that many of the new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia were found in offi

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of deaths among probable COVID-19 cases is higher than that of confirmed COVID-19 cases in most of Java, Indonesia's most populated island, the Worl