ASEAN – From April 1, Thailand and Malaysia will open their land borders in Wang Kelian, Perlis, and Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah. This is wonderful news, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, especially for the people of the two states. He said that Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin had been instructed to speak with the Thai government about …

Indonesia – Ginting urged Indonesian migrant workers to not be anxious or worried about following the policy, as the government had readied facilities for quarantine and also increased the number of locations to undergo the process. In addition, the government provides PCR tests at laboratories for migrant workers. If during examination, the test results come positive, then treatment and services …

The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) of Indonesia opened their voices about the accuracy of the results of the COVID-19 virus swab test it that being carried out. They also said about the equipment being used to carry out the swab test was following laboratory protocol standards. Deputy VII BIN Wawan Hari Purwanto said BIN uses two RT PCR kits of …

In the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, regional leaders are trying to overcome the effects including the handling of patients infected with the virus in their area. Even so, it appeared a polemic over facilities for handling Covid-19 between regions and provinces. The Mayor of Surabaya, East Java, Tri Rismaharini or Risma was furious because a Polymerase Chain Reaction …

In efforts to ramp up much-needed mass testing for the Coronavirus, the Indonesian government has to face a challenge due to a shortage of reagents which interfering to combat the Coronavirus. A number of laboratories in the country have temporarily stopped running polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests because the supply of reagents over the past two days. It is because …

In effort to handle impact due to coronavirus, the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) announced that it is currently offering public mental health consultations. This program will be launched to help people overcome the uncertain developments amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It considers as crucial as physical health services, especially in the midst of daily activities confined in the house due …

The Riau provincial administration pay attention to medical workers who treats patients contracting the novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19. The Riau administration provided an allowance of Rp2 million per day for each of them. “They will be given an incentive of Rp2 million per day,” said the Secretary of Riau administration, Yan Prana Jaya, in a written statement in Pekanbaru …