Ministry of Health on Friday (16/07) at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta rolled out COVID-19 booster vaccination for health workers. “We hope that after senior doctors receive the booster vaccine shot, their students and junior doctors will follow to receive the shot immediately,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said after inspecting […]
In a bid to significantly curb COVID-19 transmission, the Government urged the public to comply with the emergency public activity restrictions (Emergency PPKM) and not to participate in mudik (homeward exodus) during this year’s Eid al-Adha (Day of Sacrifice). “Ministry of Religious Affairs will immediately coordinate with Islamic organizations, including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, the […]
Indonesia, on Friday (16/7), received 1.4 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine via Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten province. “Thank God, this afternoon, Indonesia has once again received 1,408,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine transported via national carrier Garuda Indonesia,” Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Pahala Nugraha Mansury said in an online press conference. The Deputy Minister […]
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) appreciated the Government’s efforts in securing COVID-19 vaccine supply for its people, both for free vaccination program and vaccination provided by companies under Gotong Royong scheme. The statement was made by Kadin’s Deputy Chairman for International Relations, Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, in her press statement at the […]
In addition to securing the availability of beds, medicines, and medical oxygen, the Government has deemed it necessary to tighten the implementation of health protocols to reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission. “The addition of hospitals will never be adequate if we don’t tighten up the upstream side. Therefore, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered the […]
The Government has announced it has passed the bill of the Special Autonomy of Papua Province into Law Number 21 of 2021. The special autonomy status of Papua province has been implemented for 20 years, according to Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian Thursday (15/07/2021). Tito added that many things have been achieved and […]
As of 11 July 2021, out of the total of Rp72 trillion of village funds, Rp28.82 trillion or 40.02 percent has been distributed, Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has said. “The village funds have been distributed to 69,661 villages or 92.93 percent of the 75,961 villages in Indonesia,” […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (15/07) distributed basic food assistance for residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Sunter Agung village, Tanjung Priok district, North Jakarta. “Tonight I visited Sunter Agung village to distribute basic food assistance to the the people. The Government has prepared 200,000 tons of rice to be distributed by the (state-owned […]
The Government has renewed its commitment to meet the rising demand for medical oxygen due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. “As we are all aware, the spike in COVID-19 cases continues unabated and has caused a sharp increase in national demand for medical oxygen for COVID-19 treatment, be it in […]
In a bid to achieve herd immunity, the Indonesian Government on Friday (16/7) received one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in finished form, via Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten province. “Today, we have once again received 1,041,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in finished form. The total vaccine that we have received until this morning reaches […]
