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Indonesia reports 3,356 new coronavirus infections, 113 deaths

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 06:05 PM

JAKARTA— Indonesia reported 3,356 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 421,731, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. Read more »

Indonesia's top diplomat calls for 'equal access' to COVID-19 vaccines

Lucie Godeau and Peter Brieger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 01:34 AM

JAKARTA - Developing countries must have 'equal access' to future COVID-19 vaccines, Indonesia's foreign minister warned, as wealthy nations scoop up billions of doses. Read more »

Indonesia's Widodo defends COVID-19 record, chides 'polemics'

Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 02:42 PM

Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" or "commotion" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. Read more »

Indonesia sees another daily record coronavirus cases, new clusters emerge

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 03:35 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesia reported on Thursday its biggest daily rise of coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day as new clusters appeared, though epidemiologists said its low testing rates could be masking far greater infection numbers. Read more »

Jakarta to reimpose partial lockdown as virus cases surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 08:10 PM

The megacity of some 30 million will see many office buildings and large mosques closed along with restaurants and other entertainment venues, while public transport hours will also be restricted.   Read more »

Coronavirus death toll in Asia tops 100,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 07:09 PM

In terms of fatalities, India is the most affected country with nearly three-quarters of total deaths in the region -- 67,376 deaths from 3,853,406 cases. Read more »

Indonesia starts human trials of China-made virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 05:11 PM

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Tuesday launched human trials of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine with some 1,600 volunteers slated to take part in the six-month study. Read more »

Palace won't accept PH has more COVID-19 cases than Indonesia, highest in ASEAN

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 02:48 PM

Malacañang refused Friday to accept the fact that the Philippines overtook Indonesia in the number of coronavirus infections, claiming that the numbers are a result of Manila's more aggressive testing than Jakarta. Read more »

Indonesia's virus-hit economy contracts for first time in two decades

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 02:15 PM

Indonesia's economy contracted in the second quarter for the first time in more than two decades as it was slammed by coronavirus restrictions, with warnings that the recovery could be among the weakest in Southeast Asia.   Read more »

Indonesia virus cases pass 100,000 under 'new normal' policy

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 27 06:49 PM

Indonesia confirmed its 100,000th coronavirus case on Monday as the Red Cross warned that the health crisis in the world's fourth most populous country risked "spiralling out of control". Read more »

Indonesia to produce COVID-19 vaccine in January once testing completed

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 07:08 PM

Chinese drugmaker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. has developed the vaccine candidate along with a team of Indonesian scientists and researchers, as well as Indonesian state-owned drug maker PT Bio Farma. Read more »

Jokowi says Indonesia virus outbreak expected to peak in Aug-Sept

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 14 05:02 AM

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Monday that the new coronavirus outbreak in his country is expected to peak in August or September, three or four months later than earlier estimated. Read more »

Indonesia seeking its own COVID-19 vaccine amid worry about access

Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 08:23 PM

Indonesia is working to produce its own COVID-19 vaccine next year, amid growing anxiety that developing countries could have difficulty getting access to a future jab, the head of Indonesia’s national COVID-19 research team said Thursday. Read more »

Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections with 1,385 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 05:39 PM

JAKARTA, June 27 - Indonesia on Saturday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections with 1,385 new cases, taking the total to 52,812, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.  Read more »

Indonesia capital conditionally eases some coronavirus restrictions

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 03:31 PM

The governor of Indonesia's capital said on Thursday that movement restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus would be extended in Jakarta, but June would be a transition period with some rules conditionally eased. Read more »

'It’s too late': In sprawling Indonesia, coronavirus surges

Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono, The New York Times
Posted at May 29 12:24 PM

The world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia offers both a cautionary tale for how dithering leadership can thwart public health and a medical puzzle for why an unprepared nation’s hospitals have so far not been overwhelmed by the virus. Read more »

Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Indonesia's second-largest city

Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at May 28 08:11 PM

Hospitals in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya have been overwhelmed by a surge of new coronavirus cases, forcing them to turn patients away, the Indonesian Medical Association said on Thursday. Read more »

Soldiers, police enforce Indonesia's "new normal" coronavirus restrictions

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at May 26 02:14 PM

Indonesia's military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Monday to enforce rules on wearing masks and safe distancing after reports of people in the world's fourth-most populous nation flouting them. Read more »

Indonesia's COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holiday

Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Johan Purnomo, Reuters
Posted at May 21 05:29 PM

Thousands of Indonesians made a late dash to leave Jakarta for their hometowns this week, even as authorities sought to stem the traditional mass exodus at the end of the Muslim fasting month to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Indonesia's gravediggers battle virus fears, stigma

Haeril Halim, Agence Franc-Presse
Posted at May 19 06:09 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Gravedigger Junaidi Hakim shouts "hurry up" as he summons his weary colleagues in a never-ending race to bury novel coronavirus victims at a Jakarta cemetery.   Read more »