Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that one million medical workers have received first COVID-19 vaccine jab as of Thursday (11/2). According to him, approximately 1.3 million medical workers have visited healthcare facilities to receive the vaccine, yet some of them who have comorbidities or who are pregnant cannot be vaccinated. Thus, only 1,017,186 […]
Controlling COVID-19 transmission must be a top priority in overcoming COVID-19 pandemic, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Controlling the spread rate of the virus must be our top priority,” the President said in his remarks during the opening of the 2021 National Conference of the Indonesia City Government Association (Apeksi), Thursday (11/02) at the […]
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of potential extreme weather between 10 until 16 February 2021. The agency also reported that most of regions in Indonesia (96 percent of 342 seasonal zones) have entered rainy season. Since August last year, the agency has also forecast that the peak of rainy season would […]
In a bid to improve testing and tracing efforts as part of the epidemiological investigation process and contact tracing to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, Ministry of Health has issued Ministerial Decree Number HK.01.07/MENKES/446/2021 on the Use of Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test in Examining COVID-19. The Decree allows the use of the rapid […]
Ahead of Lunar New Year holiday on 12 February 2021, the Government prohibits state civil apparatus from traveling out of town and encourages them to always adhere to strict health protocols amid concerns over a potential spike in COVID-19 transmission. The measures are taken to prevent significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia since […]
Ministry of Transportation has issued several Circulars on Implementing Guidelines for Domestic and International Travel that stipulate an extension of health protocols implementation. The circulars, coming into force on 9 February 2021, are follow-ups to Circular of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Number 7 of 2021 on Extension of Travel Provisions for Domestic Travel during […]
On the 2021 National Press Day, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the press must be strong and must have integrity in order to realize our nation as a victorious nation. “Strong, educated press with integrity is pivotal in order to realize our nation as a victorious and great nation” he said in his […]
The COVID-19 Handling Task Force issued Circular Number 7 of 2021 on the Extension of Provisions for Domestic Travel during COVID-19 Pandemic. “The scope of the Circular is health protocols for domestic traveler using all modes of transportation across Indonesia,” the Circular reads. The Circular explains that domestic travel is the movement of people […]
Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo on 9 February 2021 issued Decree Number 9 of 2021 on Places for Quarantine and Isolation, and RT-PCR Obligations for Indonesian Citizens Traveling Abroad. The issuance of the decree is based on the consideration that the Decree of Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force Number […]
Acceleration in bureaucracy simplification is the Government’s priority agenda to support the implementation of bureaucratic reforms. For that reason, the Government deemed it necessary to evaluate the whole process and identify challenges in order to improve roadmap of bureaucratic reforms. “I think the core of that issues is on bureaucracy and state apparatus. Thus, I […]
