Day: February 21, 2022

Complete COVID-19 eradication impossible: epidemiologist

Eradicating COVID-19 completely will be impossible since apart from humans, animals can also get infected with the virus, an epidemiologist from Australia’s Griffith University, Dicky Budiman, has opined. “COVID-19 is impossible to disappear since animals can also become hosts for the virus. When we try to suppress the virus spread

Jakarta plant to convert waste into fuel

  The Jakarta provincial government is targeting to process around 2,000 tons of waste into 750 tons of waste-based alternative fuel per day at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java. “This project is expected to become a solution for the downstream management of waste sent

Armed Papuan terrorists’ victims in Ilaga evacuated to Mimika Hospital

Two people that fell victim to the shooting perpetrated by members of an armed Papuan separatist terrorist group in the Ilaga region, Puncak District, Papua, were evacuated to Timika to undergo emergency surgery at the Mimika Regional General Hospital. Mimika General Hospital Head Dr Antonius Pasulu noted that the two victims

Red Cross supports children’s nutrition initiative in East Jakarta

Red Cross Indonesia has distributed micronutrient supplements for children in Pulogebang Village, Cakung, East Jakarta, and collaborated with health officials to monitor toddlers’ weight to support the East Jakarta city government’s nutritional program for children. Head of East Jakarta Red Cross, H. R. Krisdianto, conveyed the information on Monday. “We are

North Sulawesi: Flash floods submerge three kampongs on Siau Island

Flash floods triggered by incessant and heavy rainfall submerged three kampongs on Siau Islands, Siau Tagulandang Biaro District, North Sulawesi Province, on Monday. “The rain that has fallen since Monday morning has caused flash floods, submerging three kampongs on Siau Island,” Spokesperson for the Siau Tagulandang Biaro district administration Gandawari Mulalinda