Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) confirmed that the Wisma Haji Hospital could soon be operationalized, as early as Saturday, July 10, 2021, to treat COVID-19 patients. “I see that everything is 99-percent ready, so that tomorrow morning, the Wisma Haji Hospital can become operational,” Jokowi stated at the
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has prepared ASN apartments in Semarang, the provincial capital of Central Java, to serve as a self-isolation site for COVID-19 patients, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has said. At present, the number of people exposed to COVID-19 is not in proportion with
Jakarta (ANTARA) – A total of 35,775,567 Indonesians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of July 9, 2021, an increase of 914,881 compared to the previous day, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile, the number of Indonesians who have received the second vaccine dose has reached
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Privately-owned Lion Air Group has said the Jakarta-Jayapura, Sentani-Dekai, and Sentani-Wamena flight routes remain served through Batik Air and Wings Air amid the enforcement of public activity restrictions. The Jakarta-Jayapura flights are currently being operated by Batik Air alone, while Lion Air has suspended its services
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has sought the direct distribution of vaccines and social aid among the people. The minister, who is serving as the coordinator for the emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM) in Java and Bali, made the request during a
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The number of child marriage dispensations tripled in Indonesia in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA). “Marriage dispensation is when the prospective groom and bride are under 19 years old. In 2020, there was a three-fold