Indonesia

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his ranks are preparing scenarios to prevent people from embarking on eid homecoming or ‘mudik’, an annual exodus of individuals returning to their villages and hometowns to celebrate Eidul Fitr with friends and families. “To ensure the community stayed safe at home, it might be an alternative to move national holidays on other days for …

The request of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, who proposed to President Jokowi to impose regional quarantine was rejected. The reason for Anies’s proposal is because Jakarta is the epicentrum of the distribution of coronavirus. However, the President chose a social scale restriction in place of the area quarantine or lockdown. The Government of DKI Jakarta itself has …

Amid pandemic coronavirus or Covid-19, some countries need medical equipment to avoid transmission of the virus. Thousands of testing kits and medical masks are below standard or defective that imported from China, according to authorities in Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands. On Saturday, the Dutch health ministry announced it had recalled 600,000 face masks. The equipment had arrived from a …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been preparing to set a policy of large-scale social restrictions in dealing with the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Jokowi also asked his ministers to draft rules for implementing this policy so that it could be applied in the regions. This was said by President Jokowi when opening a limited meeting to discuss the Corona Handling …

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government’s policy to stop inter-city inter-provincial bus (AKAP) operations must be delayed. Because the plan was ‘not’ approved by the center. DKI Jakarta Provincial Governor Anies Baswedan was reluctant to comment regarding the cancellation of the plan. He said the Transportation Agency (Dishub) knew more about the cancellation details. “That will be the Head of the …

For almost a month since the first case was first confirmed on March 2, the number of sufferers of coronavirus or COVID-19 continues to increase. Also, the number of medical workers become victims get increase, where they tested positive for coronavirus or covide-19 and even died, due to minimal of personal protective equipment. Medical personnel are included in the group …

After being identified interacting with three people positive for coronavirus or Covid-19, as many 183 people from a mosque, the status of people under surveillance (ODP), were moved to Corona Covid-19 Virus Emergency Hospital at Wisma Atlet, Kemayoran, Jakarta. The participants include 78 foreign citizens who made a pilgrimage to the century-old Jammi Mosque in Taman Sari subdistrict. They came …

The plan to replace the access plan will be carried out by the Bekasi City Government by tightening the movement of people by carrying out the transition. However, the Mayor of Bekasi, Rahmat Effendi, refused to call the lockdown. Rahmat explained, this plan still needed approval from the local leadership meeting (muspida). “If later we have a meeting with the …

Amid pandemic of coronavirus or Covid-19, public needs to get the correct and updated information from the cases. The Communications and Information Ministry, in collaboration with the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, has developed a mobile app that enables users to compile data related to the spread of the virus in their communities. By this app, also helps bolster the government’s …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is given the mandate to coordinate the search for vaccines for the new corona virus or Covid-19. This was agreed at the Extraordinary High Level Conference or G20 Summit which took place virtually. According to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the commitment of the leaders was an international effort in COVID-19. “Leaders support and are …