The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing announced that the construction progress of observation/isolation/quarantine facility for infectious disease mitigation, particularly the COVID-19, on Galang Island, Batam, Riau Islands Province, has reached 92%. The construction was originally targeted to be completed on 28 March 2020, but due to constraints in the delivery […]

  Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo has issued Circular Number 34 of 2020 on Adjustment of Work System of State Civil Apparatus to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Government Institutions. The Circular which was signed by the Minister on 30 March 2020 has several points of note, among […]

The use of rapid testing kits for Coronavirus (COVID-19) will be prioritized for medical workers and their families, particularly those categorized as people under surveillance (ODP), according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “I also demand the availability of rapid testing kits, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing kits, and Viral Transport Media (VTM) for swift examination […]

Mudik (annual exodus ahead of the Eid-al-Fitr) tradition involves amassive mobility. As an illustration, last year there were mobilities of approximately 19.5 million people to all regions across the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President further said that since the announcement of emergency response status in Jakarta , a number of people […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (30/3) issued new directives on handling the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo, who is also Chairperson of the the COVID-19 Task Force, said that the President’s directives are as follows: First, the Government stipulates a large-scale social restriction policy. The legal […]

  In a bid to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the Central Government has opted to continue the physical distancing campaign. However, supports from public figures and community leaders are needed to disseminate the campaign nationwide, ranging from even the small government units such as neighborhood units (RT) or community units (RW), according […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his Cabinet to speed up the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and to use local PPE instead of imported ones. “Based on data, Indonesia has as twenty eight PPE manufacturers,” President Jokowi said during a video conference limited meeting at the Bogor Palace, West Java province (30/3). The […]

Large-scale social distancing and physical distancing should be more strictly practiced with more discipline and more effective measures, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I have previously said that it (physical distancing) practice needs to be supported by civil emergency policies,” President Jokowi said in his remarks before an online Limited Cabinet Meeting on Report […]