Day: October 28, 2021

Palangka Raya’s 78 percent residents get first COVID-19 vaccine dose

Palangka Raya Mayor Fairid Naparin confirmed that 78.93 percent of the city’s population had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. “A total of 176,335 people out of the targeted 223,417 for vaccination had received the first dose (of vaccine). This covers 78.93 percent of the vaccine target,” he noted

Bandung’s isolation rooms converted following drop in COVID-19 cases

The Bandung City Health Service in West Java confirmed that isolation facilities provided by hospitals for COVID-19 patients were converted to handle general patients following a decline in COVID-19 cases in the city. Head of Service Division at the Bandung City Health Service, Yorisa Sativa, noted that almost half of

Indonesia’s future depends on young generation: Minister Qoumas

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas reminded that the future of the nation lies in the hands of the young generation that had to face various problems in Indonesia. “The future of the nation is in the hands of the youth,” Minister Qoumas noted in a written statement received here

Early detection of stroke must be improved: Health Ministry

Early detection of stroke risk factors needs to be improved given the relatively high cost of handling patients in healthcare facilities. Acting director of non-communicable disease control and prevention (P2PTM) at the Ministry of Health, Elvieda Sariwati, made the remarks while delivering a press statement on World Stroke Day, which

Health quarantine violators will face one-year imprisonment: police

People found violating health quarantine rules will now face one-year imprisonment and could also invite a fine of Rp100 million, according to police. The sanction has been imposed according to Article 93 of Law Number 6/2018 on Health Quarantine, head of the Public Information Bureau of the Indonesian National Police,

Aceh’s school buses to ply students with special needs: official

The Aceh Educational Service will provide shuttle school buses for students with special needs (PDBK) in the Aceh Province area to help them pursue their studies. Head of the Aceh Education Service, Alhudri, said his side will make efforts to provide a pickup car for children with special needs to