Day: December 7, 2021

West Java: BIN expedites vaccinations in areas with coverage below 70%

The State Intelligence Agency has expedited the COVID-19 vaccination program in a number of areas in West Java where the vaccination rate has yet to reach 70 percent. Head of the West Java State Intelligence Agency, Brigadier General Deddy Agus Purwanto, said that one of the reasons several regions have

Indonesia underscores need for global partnership to overcome pandemic

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi emphasized the need for global partnerships to bolster the capacity of developing nations in order to bring the pandemic to an end. Marsudi also stressed the importance of achieving the vaccination target of 40 percent of each country’s population by the end of

Herd immunity reduces the risk of virus mutation: Researcher

Achieving herd immunity can reduce the risk of mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, a researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency’s Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology has said. “The more people possess immunity, the less chance the virus will spread. The sooner herd immunity is achieved,

Indonesia receives 1.5 million Moderna vaccines from US

Indonesia received an additional 1.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the United States government on Tuesday as part of the 148th vaccine consignment. “Today, Indonesia once again received vaccine donation from the United States government through the COVAX facility,” the Ministry of Health’s vaccination spokesperson Siti Nadia Tarmizi

Level 3 PPKM out, but health protocols continue: task force

Although the government has decided against imposing Level 3 community activity restrictions (PPKM) during the year-end holidays, health protocols will continue to be enforced, the Riau Islands COVID-19 Task Force has said. With the COVID-19 situation under control, people will be able to carry out their activities as usual, but

First electric vehicle charging station launched in Kalimantan

State-owned electricity provider PT PLN (Persero) has launched its first electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) on Kalimantan Island to expedite the establishment of an electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia. The charging station is located in the yard of PLN’s East and North Kalimantan Regional Main Unit (UIW Kaltimra), Balikpapan city,