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Commuter train: passengers required to wear long sleeve clothes, 50 free buses to anticipate crowd at station

By Noto
July 20, 2020
in :  Indonesia

People come together in crowds, we are more likely to come into close contact with others and it is more difficult to maintain physical distance in the midst of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. One of the advice is people are asked to wear masks when outside the house. Therefore, railway operator Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) issued a new regulation that commuter …

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Entertainment

Artist Michael V. tests positive for COVID-19

By Jasmine C.
July 20, 2020
in :  Entertainment, Philippines

MANILA – Michael V. has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Kapuso comedian announced the news on his latest Youtube vlog and documented his journey from being tested in the hospital and the result of his swab test. The whole Covid-19 test in the hospital took him five hours and a cost of around Php 12,000 Michael …

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Indonesia

Many violations, Jokowi to issue policy on sanctions against health protocols

By Noto
July 16, 2020
in :  Indonesia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has long called on the public to always implement the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic health protocol. However, some of the people during the pandemic are still ignoring the health protocol against the Covid-19 transmission. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will immediately issue a presidential instruction regarding sanctions for people violating health protocols. “I will soon pass the …

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Business

Cinema rise up amid the pandemic, GPBSI asks Govt not to collect tax

By Noto
July 15, 2020
in :  Business, Indonesia

The Indonesian Cinema Entrepreneurs Association (GPBSI) asked the government not to collect entertainment tax for the next year to support their efforts to rise amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “It can be agreed in all regions, that in the 1-year entertainment tax should not be collected first. In my opinion, it is like that. That is what we hope for,” GPBSI …

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Indonesia

Rapid test no longer recommended by Minister of Health, only special situation

By Noto
July 15, 2020
in :  Indonesia

The Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto issued a Decree of the Minister of Health (KMK) of the Republic of Indonesia Number HK.01.07/MENKES/413/2020 concerning Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19. He signed this new regulation on Monday, July 13. One of the points in this rule is that rapid tests are no longer recommended for diagnosing people infected …

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Entertainment

All Indonesian cinemas to reopen simultaneously on July 29, Covid-19 protocols prepared

By Noto
July 8, 2020
in :  Entertainment, Indonesia

Good news comes for movie lovers. Cinemas across Indonesia will soon be reopened. Previously cinemas were closed to prevent transmission of the coronavirus (Covid-19). This was announced by the Indonesia Cinema Management Association (GPBSI) which said it would resume cinema operational activities starting Wednesday, July 29, 2020, simultaneously throughout Indonesia. The chairman of GPBSI, Djonny Syafruddin said that mall entrepreneurs …

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Indonesia

Ministry of Agriculture produces ‘antivirus’ necklace, claimed to be able to kill coronavirus

By Noto
July 4, 2020
in :  Indonesia

As is known, until now the global coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine has not been found yet and is still in a long research process. However, the Agriculture Research and Development Agency (Balitbangtan) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) said it was ready to produce an antivirus necklace that was claimed to be able to kill the virus that had infected millions …

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Indonesia

21 Employees of Unilever Indonesia confirmed positive Covid-19, all products sterilized and incubated for 14 days

By Noto
July 4, 2020
in :  Indonesia

The number of positive cases confirmed by Coronavirus in the new cluster at the Unilever factory in Cikarang has increased to 36 people. There are 15 family members of employees who are also infected with the Coronavirus. A spokesperson for Task Force for the Acceleration of Covid-19 Handling for Bekasi Regency, Alamsyah said that as of Friday at 11.00 WIB, …

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Indonesia

DKI Jakarta transitional large-scale social restriction officially extended

By Noto
July 2, 2020
in :  Indonesia

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has made a decision regarding the continuation of the transitional large-scale social restriction (PSBB) in Jakarta. As a result, the transitional PSBB will be extended by 14 days. As is known, the transitional PSBB should end on July 2, 2020. The DKI Provincial Government conducts an evaluation in the form of an easing index in …

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Business

Ride-hailing firms Gojek and Grab help MSMEs businesses go and grow online in new normal

By Noto
July 1, 2020
in :  Business, Indonesia

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been affected by their businesses. One of them, culinary entrepreneurs, which when the policy to keep the distance each other or social distancing, causing dine-in customers to decrease dramatically. Until they then can open the operation to selling, but with changing the selling operation by …

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