In a bid to suppress the COVID-19 transmission, the Government has announced it will implement Emergency Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM Darurat) to take effect from 3 to 20 July 2021, coupled with the acceleration and expansion of social assistance. According to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, his office has coordinated with […]

The Government has announced plan to implement an emergency micro-based social activity restrictions (PPKM) in the islands of Java and Bali in a firm and measurable manner. The emergency PPK will be in place from 3 July until 20 July 2021. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to carry out an emergency PPKM […]

The Indonesian Government exercised pro-active diplomacy to secure the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Siregar. “We are still facing severe challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and to overcome this pandemic, the Government will continue to exert all efforts, including by improving the national vaccination drive and health protocols,” […]

The Government has pushed for the finalization of Instruction of Minister of Home Affairs on Java-Bali Emergency Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM Darurat) policy that will take effect from 3 July 2021. According to Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, the Instruction contains the enforcement of stricter regulations in limiting public activities and a strict sanction […]

  Ministry of Health has announced that it commences COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-17 today, 1 July 2021, through Circular Number HK.02.02/I/1727/2021 on Vaccination Phase 3 for Vulnerable People, the General Public, and Children in the 12-17 Age Group. The decision was made following an increase in COVID-19 cases in children. Data from the […]

Following the announcement of an emergency public activity restriction (PPKM Darurat) in the islands of Java and Bali from 3 to 20 July 2021, the Indonesian Government has issued a regulation on the emergency PPKM. The regulation, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment as well as Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for COVID-19 Handling […]

In a bid to achieve herd immunity among Indonesia’s population of 181.5 million people, the Government Thursday (07/01) secured 998,400 doses of Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The finished vaccines that arrived in Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten province is as a form of bilateral cooperation between the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Japan. […]

The Government has announced it will increase testing and tracing measures fourfold to detect new cases of COVID-19. According to Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, to achieve the target, each district / city must pursue the daily targets following guidelines from the WHO. “We have increased the number of testing from around 100,000 to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered all personnel of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to make continuous improvements and strengthen the institution in protecting and serving the people. “Long live the Indonesian National Police. You must continue the transformation to become the servant of the homeland and the nation,” the President said in his remarks […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to continue to play a more active role in supporting the Government’s efforts to handle COVID-19 pandemic. “I order the National Police personnel to continue to play a more active role in supporting the Government’s policies in handling COVID-19 pandemic,” the President said in […]