Day: July 17, 2021

Anticipatory measures prepared to assist tourism industry: ministry

We will keep on preparing various programs to help recover the livelihood of the affected people. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said he has prepared several anticipatory measures to prevent those working for Indonesia’s tourism industry from the impacts of  the extended enforcement of  the Emergency Public

Inform public of government’s partial lockdown evaluation: DPR

Jakarta (ANTARA) – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani called on the government to notify the public of its comprehensive evaluation of the enforcement of emergency public activity restrictions before extending it. “The people must be kept in the loop about the government’s evaluation, as the policy directly affects

Need to focus on condition of medical staff: MPR deputy speaker

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government needs to pay greater attention to the condition of healthcare and medical workers who are facing high workloads and risk in handling COVID-19 patients, deputy speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has said. “The medical and healthcare workers have put their lives at risk

Industry Ministry mobilizes oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients

Oxygen stocks are available in Java as well as outside Java Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Industry Ministry has mobilized supply from oxygen generation plants nationwide to meet the growing demand for medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients across Indonesia. “Oxygen stocks are available in Java as well as outside Java. Now,

61,973 children in Riau Islands vaccinated against COVID-19

Tanjungpinang (ANTARA) – As many as 61,973 children in the 12-17 age group have been vaccinated in Riau Islands, according to spokesperson for the province’s COVID-19 Response Task Force, Mochammad Bisri. They account for 27.22 percent of the 228,245 children targeted by the COVID-19 vaccination program in the province, Bisri informed

Close contacts should isolate despite negative COVID-19 test results

Antigen tests will be more effective if the test is conducted on the fifth day after close contact with COVID-19 patients Jakarta (ANTARA) – Pulmonary specialist doctor Nila Kartika Ratna called on the need for close contacts of COVID-19 patients to undergo self-isolation despite the antigen swab test results coming