Month: June 2021

Parental behavior triggers COVID-19 cases among children: govt

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Siti Nadia Tarmizi, spokesperson for vaccination of the Ministry of Health, attributed the current spike in COVID-19 cases among children in Indonesia to parental negligence in applying health protocols. “A lax on the part of parents to implement health protocols is apparent from the fact that children

Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Hospital confirms 96,384 patients recovered

Jakarta (ANTARA) – A total of 96,384 confirmed COVID-19 patients provided treatment at the Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital (RSDC) of Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, were declared cured. “There were 936 referred patients, while 137 patients died,” Head of Information for the Joint Regional Defense Command (Kogabwilhan) I Marine Colonel Aris

Six dead, 14 missing after vessel sinks in Bali Strait

Banyuwangi, E Java (ANTARA) – A motor vessel sank in Bali Strait on Tuesday night, leaving at least six people dead while rendering 14 others missing. Commander of the Banyuwangi District Military Command Lt Col Inf Yuli Eko confirmed that the joint search and rescue (SAR) team had found 33

Muhammadiyah urges government to pull emergency brake

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Central Executive Muhammadiyah, in a letter to President Joko Widodo seeking decisive steps in handling the COVID-19 pandemic following a recent case surge, called on the government to apply the emergency brake. “We urge the government to take firm decisions. It is time to apply the

Increase vigilance over Delta variant, high bed occupancy rates: VP

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin sought greater public vigil through stringent application of health protocols in the wake of the entry of the COVID-19 Delta variant and the high bed occupancy rate (BOR) at Indonesian hospitals. Amin made the statement while opening an online mass vaccination event for