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Indonesia starts testing homegrown COVID-19 jab on humans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 08:48 AM

Indonesia began testing a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases. Read more »

Indonesia survey finds 85% of population have COVID-19 antibodies

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 05:23 PM

More than 85% of Indonesia's population has antibodies against COVID-19, a government-commissioned survey showed. Read more »

Indonesia to start vaccinating children aged 6-11 against COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 01:48 PM

Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6-11 on Tuesday. Read more »

Indonesia logs fewest daily COVID-19 cases in over a year

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 08:35 PM

Indonesia on Monday reported 1,932 new daily coronavirus infections, the lowest since August 2020, data from country's COVID-19 task force showed. Read more »

Indonesia in talks with WHO to become global vaccine hub

Tom Allard and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 11:15 AM

Indonesia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as six drug companies to become a global hub for manufacturing vaccines, its health minister told Reuters. Read more »

Indonesia aims to reopen to foreigners in November

Kate Lamb and Tom Allard,Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 09:55 PM

Indonesia plans to start opening its borders to foreigners in November once 70% of its target population have received at least one vaccine shot. Read more »

Indonesia president to review virus curbs

Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 05:07 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president is due to discuss on Monday the extension of coronavirus restrictions in the world’s largest archipelago, as health ministry data showed infections have plunged in the capital Jakarta but are surging in some regional areas. Read more »

COVID-19 surge starting to ease in Indonesia capital, data shows

Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 05:14 PM

JAKARTA - As Indonesia grapples with a devastating wave of coronavirus infections, Jakarta government data shows a fall in cases and easing pressure on hospitals in the capital, even as the situation worsens in other parts of the archipelago. Read more »

Catholic church turns pastoral care center in Jakarta into COVID-19 ward

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:09 PM

The Catholic Church has converted a pastoral center in Jakarta into an isolation ward to care for COVID-19 patients in the Indonesian capital as it battles a devastating second wave of the pandemic that has overrun hospitals. Read more »

COVID-19 sufferers in Indonesian capital rent oxygen cylinders

Adi Kurniawan and Heru Asprihantom, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 05:49 PM

JAKARTA - Muhammad Ihsan gratefully lugs an oxygen cylinder into a small office in Jakarta's outskirts, lining the breathing equipment up with scores of others against a wall. Read more »

Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest

Mei Mei Chu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 02:09 PM

Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia - now a global epicenter for the virus. Read more »

Indonesia, Asia's COVID epicentre, extends curbs by a week

Stanley Widianto and Tabita Diela, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 09:55 PM

Indonesia extended its COVID-19 restrictions by a week to Aug. 2 to try to curb infections, President Joko Widodo announced on Sunday, after the government said it would add more intensive care units amid a rise in deaths. Read more »

PH embassy sa Indonesia umapelang payagang makauwi ang mga OFW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 08:59 PM

Umapela sa pamahalaan ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa Indonesia na payagan nang makauwi ang OFWs doon. Read more »

Indonesians gather to pray for Eid al-Adha despite virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 03:50 PM

Indonesians prayed outside mosques and slaughtered goats to commemorate a sombre Eid al-Adha festival on Tuesday despite efforts to stop mass gatherings as coronavirus deaths skyrocket. Read more »

'Don't get sick': Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID-19 care

Kate Lamb, Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 06:00 PM

In the teeming, impoverished North Jakarta neighborhood of Muara Baru, people have made a grim joke out of the acronym for the Indonesian government's lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic: PPKM. Read more »

Trust in Indonesian president's handling of pandemic falls - survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 05:08 PM

JAKARTA - Trust in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's ability to handle the pandemic has fallen sharply among the public, a survey showed, as authorities struggle to contain a wave of coronavirus infections that has pushed hospitals to breaking point. Read more »

Indonesia reports record number of doctor deaths from COVID-19 in July

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 11:04 PM

Deaths of doctors from COVID-19 in Indonesia rose sharply in the first half of July, according to the profession's association, as the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus fuelled a surge in infections across the country. Read more »

Delta variant outbreak raises fears among Filipinos in Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:40 PM

An overseas Filipino worker in Indonesia is holing up in a condominium, as the Southeast Asian nation is battling surging infections fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant. Read more »

Hundreds of Filipinos affected by PH travel ban on Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 11:17 PM

Tens of thousands of new cases are being logged in Indonesia as its COVID-19 surge worsens. Read more »

Indonesia's COVID-19 situation 'alarming': ex-journo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 01:29 PM

Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is "alarming," a former journalist said Thursday, as the country reported record daily COVID-19 infections of more than 54,000. Read more »