Jakarta Indonesia added 11,588 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with Jakarta accounting for the highest number of infections, according to data provided by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force. On Saturday, Jakarta recorded 5,765 cases, followed by West Java (2,525 cases), and Banten (1,911 cases), the task force said. With 11,588
Jakarta Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has asked communities celebrating the Lunar or Chinese New Year to remain disciplined in complying with the health protocols to prevent an increase in COVID-19 cases. “The pandemic has not stopped. We should be careful, especially with the increased local transmission of the
Jayapura, Papua Press freedom in Papua was categorized as “rather free,” with the province scoring 68.87 on the 2021 Press Freedom Index (IKP) to rank 33rd out of 34 provinces, the Indonesian Press Council has informed. “The IKP placed Papua Province 33rd out of 34 provinces, a declined of 1.16
Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has asked the city and district governments to reevaluate the implementation of face-to-face learning following an increase in daily COVID-19 infections in the province. During a working visit to Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, on Saturday, the governor said that the implementation
Jakarta National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspected the construction site for the new national capital in East Kalimantan on Saturday to check and anticipate any foreseeable disturbances and obstacles in the future. According to Prabowo, the inspection was a form of the National Police’s (Polri) support for the new
Since the first five Omicron patients announced on December 16, 2021, until January-end 2022, cases of the new COVID-19 variant in Indonesia have continually risen after briefly dipping post the second wave in June-July 2021. As of Wednesday, Jan 26, some 1,988 Omicron-infected patients were recorded. The daily count of