The Ministry of Health has targeted the full dose vaccination coverage to reach 70 percent by the end of 2021 to achieve herd immunity in a bid to end the pandemic in Indonesia. “We are still striving to achieve the target as planned because we hope to achieve herd immunity,”
International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto stated that the global economic growth projection of 4.9 percent in 2022 would likely take a beating due to the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. “We project the global economic growth at 5.9 percent in 2021 and to decline to 4.9
Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini visited flood victims and disbursed aid in the sub-districts of Batulayar and Gunungsari, West Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, on Friday. “In handling the impact of the disaster, the Social Affairs Ministry has deployed personnel of the emergency response unit (Tagana) to assist
Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked all regions in the province to stay alert for a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in year-end holiday homecoming. “The Transportation Ministry predicts that there will be 4.8 million people entering Central Java for homecoming. For whatever scenario, I ask everyone to be alert,”
Depression and unhappiness increased in Indonesian households, including among children, during the global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease, according to a survey issued on Friday. The survey conducted by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), PROSPERA, and The SMERU Research Unit involved 2,400 households
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked Indonesia to help close the financial gap in the handling of the pandemic during its G20 Presidency by raising US$23 billion in funding. “It requires a US$23-billion investment for this year’s accelerator. It is an urgent and crucial investment that needs to be