Day: July 14, 2021

Vaccines are global public goods: President Jokowi

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vaccines are global public goods, so worldwide accessibility to them was paramount, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). “Vaccines, as global public goods, are not just a slogan. Indonesia has encouraged to accelerate the implementation of equal access to vaccines for all countries,” Jokowi stated at the

Foreign Minister supports fair vaccine access at NAM conference

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi encouraged fair access to the COVID-19 vaccine at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Conference held virtually on July 13-14, 2021. Marsudi in a statement here on Wednesday highlighted the huge vaccine inequality currently prevalent. Most developed countries had immunized 70 percent of their

Finance minister lauds digital tax payment feature

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani was vociferous in praising Tokopedia’s efforts to develop digital economics services that offer assistance to the public in paying taxes. The nation’s financial recovery, impacted by COVID-19, has increased owing to the ease of access and digital financial features that drive the amount

Not a single teacher should miss out on vaccination: Jokowi

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid specific emphasis on the importance of no teachers and educational workers being left unvaccinated. “I just want to tell you that after the children are vaccinated, please check that teachers and school staff should not miss vaccination,” Jokowi stated via video teleconference

President to unveil free COVID-19 medicine packages on Thursday

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan confirmed that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will unveil free medicine packages for mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients on Thursday (July 15). “On July 15 (Thursday), we will unveil around 300 thousand medicine packages for infected people experiencing

91.9% COVID-19 cases in Jakarta undetected in survey: UI

Jakarta (ANTARA) – As many as 91.9 percent of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta went undetected in a survey conducted by the pandemic team from University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Public Health (FKM UI). The survey was carried out in collaboration with the Jakarta Provincial Health Office, Eijkman Institute, and CDC Indonesia.