Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian on 20 July 2021 signed Ministerial Instruction Number 22 of 2021 on Level 4 Community Activity Restrictions in the islands of Java and Bali. “We have issued Instruction Number 22 of 2021. The instruction is effective from 21 to 25 July 2021. After that, there will be evaluation,” […]

In a bid to ensure availability of staple food, especially rice during the emergency public activity restrictions (Emergency PPKM), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected the State Logistics Agency’s (Bulog) warehouse in North Jakarta, on Wednesday (21/07/2021). The Head of State arrived the warehouse at 9.00 am Western Indonesian Time and was accompanied by Bulog President […]

In a bid to anticipate the needs for medical facilities following spike in COVID-19 cases, the Government has announced it is preparing at least 16 additional buildings to be converted into COVID-19 emergency hospitals in seven regions. Those seven regions in question include capital Jakarta, West Java provincial capital of Bandung city, Special Region of […]

The Government has announced it will relax the emergency Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM darurat) on 26 July 2021 if the number of COVID-19 cases keeps going down. “We always monitor, learn from the dynamics on the ground, and listen to the public aspirations affected by the implementation of the policy. Therefore, if the trend of […]

This year’s Eid al-Adha that falls amid the pandemic is a momentum to strengthen togetherness and solidarity, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “This Eid al-Adha, we celebrate it differently from the previous one. We are facing a pandemic. It certainly is not easy for us to get through these phases. It requires acceptance, togetherness, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged governors, regents and mayors across the country to remain focused on tackling surge in COVID-19 cases. “I order governors, regents, mayors and regional leadership coordination forum (Forkopimda) to remain focused on COVID-19 handling and economic development. Management and coordination are the key. Everyone must join hands [to tackle the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged regional governments to prepare self-isolation centers in densely populated areas for asymptomatic and mild symptomatic COVID-19 patients. “Do prepare more isolation houses for patients with mild or asymptomatic symptoms. If possible, provide isolation facilities down to the sub-district or village levels. At least, there should be isolation centers at […]

This year’s Eid al-Adha celebrated amid COVID-19 pandemic is a momentum to strengthen human solidarity in tackling the pandemic, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “This is a momentum to strengthen solidarity among Muslims and to strengthen national and human solidarity in building optimism to rise together. We should continue our efforts and our prayers […]

  The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) encouraged companies to provide vaccination under Gotong Royong scheme for their workers. The effort affirmed Kadin’s committed to support the national vaccination program in order to achieve herd immunity. “We would like to encourage companies to participate in vaccination program under Gotong Royong scheme if they […]

The Government has announced it has secured the 28th batch of COVID-19 vaccine. As many as 1,184,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived at Soekarno Hatta International airport in Tangerang, Banten province, on Monday (19/07/2021). This arrival is the 5th batch of Sinopharm vaccine that is aimed to support the Gotong Royong vaccination program. For the […]