A 5.5-magnitude (M) earthquake that rattled the northeast region of Jayapura district, Papua, on Thursday did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, an official said. The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 7:44 p.m. Eastern Indonesian Standard Time (WIT), was located at 2.04 degrees south latitude and
The Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital in Kemayoran, North Jakarta, has so far admitted 517 patients infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, an official informed. Of the 517 COVID-19 Omicron patients, 491 patients have since recovered and left the hospital, with 26 patients remaining under treatment, the hospital’s public
The acceleration of booster vaccinations should be prioritized to boost protection and improve the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, a field epidemiologist from Jendral Soedirman University, Dr. Yudhi Wibowo, has said. “The acceleration of booster vaccinations needs to be prioritized amid the spread of the new variant, Omicron,” he advised
Indonesia and other developing countries have asked developed countries to fund their transition to environmentally friendly energy and transfer the required technology. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) made the statement while making a presentation at the World Economic Forum, which he joined virtually from Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, on
The National Police (Polri) have formed special teams for monitoring the implementation of the one-price cooking oil policy in the regions. “Polri has formed monitoring teams in regions to monitor cooking oil production, distribution, and selling activities,” National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ramadhan confirmed here on Thursday. According to
The COVID-19 pandemic has made health sector reform a top priority for dealing with the threat of future outbreaks, director general of health services at Health Ministry, Abdul Kadir, has said. At an Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) event, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, he said that the COVID-19