Day: June 15, 2021

Tangerang government should prepare to tackle COVID-19 case spike: VP

Tangerang (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin urged the Tangerang City Government, Banten Province, to take precautionary measures against a surge in COVID-19 cases by offering health facilities at health centers, hospitals, and other self-isolation places. “We have to prepare places for handling those who are exposed, such as health

Bogor takes additional precautions to handle Jakarta’s COVID-19 spike

Bogor, W Java (ANTARA) – The Bogor government highlighted additional precautions being taken after Jakarta recorded a COVID-19 case surge following Eid al-Fitr by intensifying the implementation of so-called 3T — tracing, testing, and treatment — until the community level. The bed occupancy rate at the city’s COVID-19 referral hospitals

Micro-credit realization reaches Rp111.99 trillion

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The realization of microcredit (KUR) has reached Rp111.99 trillion, or 44.26 percent of the whole year target of Rp253 trillion, as of June 14, 2021, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “KUR until June 14, 2021 has reached Rp111.99 trillion, and this is 44.26

BNPB transfers control of self-isolation facilities to local govts

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has transferred the management of self-isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients operated out of hotels, inns, and guesthouses to local governments to ensure they are run effectively and efficiently. Self-isolation facilities managed by the central government or the BNPB will now be

31 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Indonesia: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – As many as 31 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered countrywide until now, and the vaccination drive was yet underway and being expedited, Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto stated. “What we have to do is to accelerate the vaccination drive, as we have already administered

Index indicates rise in anti-corruption behavior: BPS

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesia Anti-Corruption Behavior Index (IPAK) has strengthened to 3.88 this year from 3.84 last year, indicating lower corruption permissiveness among citizens, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has informed. The index is measured on a scale of 0 to 5. A value closer to 5 on the