Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia has huge potential to develop halal tourism, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, said at the 2021 Virtual Halal Science Conference (VIHASC) on Tuesday. “Aside from having the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia also has diverse tourism destinations that can contribute
Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – At least 1,500 oxygen concentrators were dispatched from Shanghai to Jakarta on Tuesday to help Indonesia handle an alarming surge of COVID-19 infections. The oxygen concentrators are part of a donation of 11 thousand oxygen concentrators made by the Temasek Foundation and 15 Indonesian and
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has said that sea lettuce (Ulva spp), has antiviral and anticancer properties and can potentially be used as a raw material in medicines. “Sea lettuce, or Ulva lactuca, has the potential to be used in the pharmaceutical industry. That’s because sea lettuce contains sulfated
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The bed occupancy rate (BOR) at seven COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua, has exceeded 100 percent amid a spike in infections, the local task force has informed. It is true COVID-19 cases have shot up recently, so local residents must strictly
Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) – West Papua police on Tuesday began tightening entry controls in Manokwari district and Sorong City as part of the enforcement of emergency public activity restrictions from July 12 to July 20, 2021. West Papua Police Insp.Gen. Tornagogo Sihombing on Tuesday inspected a checkpoint at the
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The rollout of independent vaccinations for individuals will not impinge on the people’s right to free COVID-19 vaccines, spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations for the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has said. “This independent vaccination is not mandatory and does not eliminate the public’s right to obtain free