Indonesia

Rapid tests have been being used to recognize people that get infected by the new coronavirus (Covid-19). However, currently the nation’s COVID-19 task force will administer more polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are believed to be more accurate than rapid tests. “It turns out that not all rapid tests are effective,” the task force’s head, Doni Monardo, said during …

Tanah Abang Market management introduced this morning that the market which is one in all Southeast Asia’s busiest textile marketplace will remain closed following the extension of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency period. Perumda Pasar Jaya president-director Arief Nasrudin says that the Tanah Abang reopening scheduled to take area on April 6 has temporarily been extended to April 19. The transient …

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Agus Wibowo introduced on Sunday that the “large-scale social restrictions” protocol, or PSBB, will be enacted in a quantity of Indonesian areas as of these days on Monday, April 6. However, the BNPB spokesman did not point out in element involving the regions that will be subjected to the strict physical distancing rule. …

By seeing the increase number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, Jakarta provincial government issues the policy to close temporary the places, where public gather around, that which makes it possible to transmit the virus. Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta extended the closing period of its public places in the race to contain the growing threat of COVID-19 whose cases in the city …

During the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian government advises a work from home policy to most of company in the country, including Pertamina. The state-owned oil and gas company has guaranteed that domestic supplies of fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) remain secure. The company said its stock of diesel and gasoline, including the highly demanded Pertalite gasoline brand, …

According to World Health Organization (WHO) statement, smokers in Indonesia are at high risk of “severe or critical” infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Smokers are at high risk for heart disease and respiratory disease, which are high risk factors for developing severe or critical disease with COVID-19,” said Dr. Paranie, representative of WHO Indonesia. “Therefore, smokers in Indonesia …

Facing an increasing number of coronavirus cases, the Indonesian governmet has expedited efforts to ready emergency hospitals and quarantine centers by constructing new buildings or reassigning existing ones, including former refugee camps and athlete hostels, against a worse-case scenario of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. As of April 3, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous nation …

Work From Home Coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic has led to restrictions and thus postponement of gatherings, events and routine tasks worldwide. The Indonesian government has urged all Indonesians to “work from home, study from home and worship at home” in the coming weeks to stem the spread of the virus. By seeing the number of coronavirus or Covid-19 cases, the …

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 …