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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 »

Pinoy community sa Indonesia nagbayanihan sa gitna ng COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 08:54 PM

May fundraiser na sinimulan ang Filipino community para tulungan ang mga kababayan na apektado ng COVID-19. 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 »

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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 11:50 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Running out of oxygen in Indonesia

Bagus Saragih, AFP
Posted at Jul 14 09:19 AM

A sign that reads 'sorry, out of oxygen' is seen as people queue outside an oxygen refilling shop to fill tanks for sick family members in Jakarta on Tuesday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 08, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 11:58 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesia daily COVID-19 deaths at record high

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 10:39 AM

Gravediggers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) bury a coffin at a Muslim burial area provided by the government for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday. Read more »

Indonesia braces for worst-case coronavirus scenario

Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 04:25 PM

Indonesia has prepared backup medical facilities for a worst-case scenario where daily coronavirus infections reach 40,000 to 50,000, a senior official said on Tuesday, as the country battles its fastest-spreading outbreak so far.   Read more »

Indonesia to impose 'emergency' curbs to battle virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:21 PM

Indonesia will impose "emergency" coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, as the country scrambles to avoid a collapse of its overwhelmed health-care system. Read more »

Indonesia's COVID-19 situation nears 'catastrophe' - Red Cross

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 29 06:10 PM

Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is on the edge of a "catastrophe" as the more infectious Delta variant dominates transmission and chokes hospitals in Southeast Asia's worst epidemic, the Red Cross said Tuesday. Read more »

Health minister leads push for stricter curbs in COVID-ravaged Indonesia

Tom Allard and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 03:38 PM

Indonesia's health minister is leading a push for stricter controls as coronavirus cases surge to unprecedented levels, according to sources familiar with government discussions. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 11:42 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesia’s dilemma as COVID-19 cases soar

Bay Ismoyo, AFP
Posted at Jun 22 08:55 AM

This aerial picture shows a funeral taking place at a cemetery for Covid-19 coronavirus victims in Jakarta on Monday. Read more »

Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling

Kate Lamb and Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at May 19 05:30 PM

JAKARTA - Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air. Read more »

Indonesia study finds China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in health workers

Reuters
Posted at May 12 04:13 PM

An analysis of Indonesian health-care workers inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech showed it was 98 percent effective at preventing death and 96 percent effective at preventing hospitalization, a health ministry official said. Read more »

Southeast Asian leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief

Fanny Potkin and Nilufar Rizki, Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 07:22 PM

The gathering of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta is the first coordinated international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, an impoverished country that neighbors China, India and Thailand. Myanmar is part of the 10-nation ASEAN.   Read more »

Virus-hit Indonesia orders executions online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:06 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic in what critics say is an "inhumane" insult to those facing the firing squad. Read more »

6 get death for masterminding riot at Indonesian detention center

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 22 01:55 PM

An Indonesian court has sentenced 6 people to death for masterminding a riot inside a detention center at the headquarters of an elite Indonesian police unit near Jakarta in 2018, killing 5 police officers. Read more »

Jakarta expands graveyards, as COVID-19 death toll mounts

Johan Purnomo and Tommy Ardiansyah, Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 09:43 PM

Struggling since last March to get the coronavirus under control in the world's fourth most populous nation, Indonesia has now surpassed one million confirmed cases and more than 30,000 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia. Read more »