Day: July 16, 2021

Indonesia’s oxygen demand jumps fivefold to 2,000 tons per day

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s daily oxygen requirement has climbed fivefold from 400 tons to two thousand tons amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 infections, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “We have reported to the cabinet that the demand for oxygen has increased very rapidly from 400 tons per

Govt adds 2,000 beds for moderately symptomatic COVID patients

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has confirmed that at least two thousand additional beds have been prepared at several hospitals in Jakarta for moderately symptomatic COVID-19 patients. “So, in total it is estimated to be two thousand additional beds prepared for patients categorized as moderately symptomatic with

Indonesia’s external debt declines to US$415 bln in May

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s external debt (ULN) declined 0.6 percent to US$415 billion in May, 2021 from US$417.6 billion in April, 2020, led by a narrowing of the government’s external debt position, Bank Indonesia (BI) has said. However, on an annual basis, Indonesia’s external debt in May, 2021 swelled 3.1

Emergency PPKM enforcement must not involve violence: ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA) has asked police to refrain from violence while enforcing emergency community activity restrictions, following reports of a couple being assaulted by an officer in Gowa, South Sulawesi . “We sympathize with what happened to the family in Gowa,

Comply with health protocols during Eid al-Adha, MUI urges worshippers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Worshippers must comply with the COVID-19 health protocols while observing Eid al-Adha, secretary of the Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Asrorun Ni’am Sholeh, has said. “The COVID-19 outbreak will not prevent people from worshiping. The implementation of Eid al-Adha must be adapted to the