The Government has officially declared public health emergency for the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and issued a large scale social distancing policy. “To overcome the impacts of the outbreak, I have decided in a Cabinet Meeting that the option we choose is a large-scale social distancing or PSBB,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in an online […]

As part of the efforts to protect Indonesian citizens abroad amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Indonesian Government has announced it will repatriate around 11,838 Indonesian ship crew members and 1,145 members of Jama’ah Tabligh congregation. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has emphasized the importance of protecting Indonesian citizens abroad and their health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic […]

The Government will carry on evacuation or repatriation of Indonesian citizens for the next batch, according to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy. “The first step in the repatriation process is verifying the countries where the Indonesian citizens came from,” the Coordinating Minister said in a press statement after joining a Limited […]

The Indonesian Government made its priority to control mobility of people between the regions at home and from overseas, which may pose a risk to bring imported cases, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said during a virtual limited meeting on Tuesday (31/3). Below are the President’s directives during the meeting: First, Indonesian citizens returning from […]

In a light of the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a Limited Meeting (31/3) delivered a number of social assistances to lower income households who are affected by the pandemic. The first assistance is the Family Hope Program (PKH). The beneficiaries will be increased from 9.2 million to 10 million […]

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 […]