Day: October 25, 2021

Indonesia confirms rise in COVID-19 cases within WHO safe limit

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has confirmed that the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Indonesia has shown an increase in the last two weeks. “We have observed that there have been 105 districts/cities across 34 provinces in Indonesia which have started to show a rise in COVID-19 cases in

G20 success hinges on anticipation of next COVID-19 wave: Sadikin

Indonesia’s success in anticipating a possible wave of COVID-19 will greatly influence the confidence of world leaders who will be present at the G20 Summit next year, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said. “President Joko Widodo’s stressed that there should be no case surge in the Christmas and New Year

W Java ramps up vaccinations of students, older adults

The West Java provincial government has continued to boost COVID-19 vaccinations of students and older adults, deputy chair of the vaccination acceleration division of the West Java COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Atalia Praratya, has said. “We continue to do vaccination acceleration intensively. Other than vaccinations among students to support the

Communication Ministry urges operators to ensure users’ data safety

The Communication and Informatics Ministry has urged Electronic System Operators (PSEs) to pay more attention to the security of systems and user data following recent reports of alleged personal data leaks. “We ask all PSEs to pay attention to system security and data security by improving three aspects,” Communications and

Changes in govt policies due to COVID situation: spokesperson

The government’s ever-changing policies have been in response to the development of the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia, government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling and Ambassador for Adaptation of New Habits, Reisa Broto Asmoro, emphasized. “Of course (the government) always monitors all the developments in the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia. Remember, last