Day: February 4, 2022

Indonesia ready for third COVID wave: KSP

The Indonesian Government had prepared for a third wave of COVID-19 infections even before the local transmission of Omicron and spike in cases was recorded, an expert staff at the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) has said. When the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Omicron as a variant of concern on November

West Java’s hospitals should implement COVID-19 alert level 1: gov’t

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has urged all hospitals in the province to implement alert level 1 amid the increasing bed occupancy rate (BOR) for COVID-19 patients. “I have instructed all hospitals to implement alert level 1 because the BOR is increasing,” Kamil noted in his official statement here on

Cervical cancer deaths can be prevented with HPV vaccine: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that deaths caused by cervical cancer can be prevented with the help of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. “Currently, the incidence (of cervical cancer) and fatalities caused by cervical cancer can be prevented in several ways, including the (administration of the) HPV vaccination and

Strict health protocols to apply at L’Etape Indonesia: official

The L’Etape Indonesia race by Tour de France will be organized under the strict implementation of the health protocols to curb Omicron transmission, head of the Central Lombok district’s National Sports Committee (KONI) has said. The event will be held in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Central Lombok, West

Committed to increasing independence of maritime sector: PBNU

The executive board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) for the 2022–2027 period has emphasized its commitment to improving community welfare by supporting the independence of the maritime sector. “We want to increase independence in all economic sectors by providing concrete solutions to build the marine world, including for fishermen,” PBNU Chairman

Domestic violence is a toxic, continuous cycle: Komnas Perempuan

Commissioner of the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Maria Ulfah Anshor has said that domestic violence involves a toxic and continuous cycle. “Exactly in the theory of domestic violence, domestic violence is like a continuous cycle,” she remarked when contacted by ANTARA here on Friday. According to Anshor, the