A Japanese man traveled to the Philippines and had several check-ins at Metro Manila hotels before checking for coronavirus disease positive 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan, the Health Department reported on Friday. The Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said at a press conference that the 44-year-old alien was in the Philippines from 21 to 28 February. The onset of cough for …

Indonesian crew members of Diamond Princess cruise ship that onboard the Navy’s Dr. Soeharso-990 hospital ship during evacuation, now have been transferred to the place of observation, namely Sebaru Kecil Island in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu). This was confirmed by Vice Admiral Yudo Margono.  According to him, the distance from Dr. Soeharso hospital ship to the Sebaru Kecil island …

The Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) Team of the Riau Islands Regional Police secured the three suspects from PT Ekasurya Mandiri higher-ups involved in the case of making masks and illegal hand sanitizers on Wednesday (3/4/2020). The three actors namely, initials S as Director, H as Commissioner and DD as General Manager. This raid was carried out in a warehouse …

All national banks are asked to reduce their lending rates to reduce the impact of the spread of the corona virus or Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta on Thursday (5/3). According to Airlangga, the government has held joint meetings with Bank Indonesia, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and banking companies …

Indonesian government has appointed additional hospitals to handle cases of coronavirus or COVID-19. Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said now there are 137 appointed hospitals. “There were initially 100 appointed hospitals, which now has increased to 137. A number of private-owned hospitals have also offered their services to us,” said Muhadjir at the Presidential Palace Complex …

Due to the stock of the raw material is running low, where it is imported from China, the Indonesian government then is considering importing raw material for the production of masks from Europe. This was stated by State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir. The raw materials for the production of masks have so far been imported from China. Since the stock …

The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that the government plans to provide a tariff cut of 500 raw material importers. This was done in order to boost the performance of the industry which was hit by the corona virus (Covid-19). Airlangga said on Tuesday (3/3) night, this was still in the process of coordination with other technical …

One of South Tangerang resident is being observed in cases of infection with the COVID-19 as the person had just returned from Malaysia, This was confirmed by the acting head of South Tangerang Health Office, Deden. Deden said authorities conducted an observation to that person that had just returned from Malaysia and had a medical record of asthma. “We are …

As many ten foreign nationals were asked to return home. This was advised by the Batam Port Health Office due to they had high body temperature upon arrival at the international airport in the city. The authorities decided to ask them to return home to avoid the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19. The policy was adopted after so many countries …

A coronavirus outbreak has weighed on the transport and tourism sectors in Japan, including bullet trains, with fears about infection making people reluctant to venture outdoors or share confined spaces with others for long hours. The number of passengers between Feb 1 and 19 of the Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka fell 8% from a year earlier, its operator …