Day: June 9, 2022

Fire ravages 26 homes in SE Sulawesi

A fire destroyed at least 26 homes near a landfill in the Southeast Sulawesi provincial capital of Kendari on Thursday morning.The houses, which were mostly owned by cleanliness workers and scavengers, were empty when the fire broke out at around 8:35 …

SOE COVID-19 vaccine prioritized for children, serves as booster

Bio Farma President Director Honesti Basyir confirmed that the state-owned enterprises (SOE) COVID-19 vaccine, currently in the third phase of clinical trials, will be prioritized for children and become a booster or complementary vaccine.”We are condu…

Boost SOE vaccine production to meet global needs: Minister Thohir

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir pressed for increasing the domestic COVID-19 vaccine production capacity, so that Indonesia’s role, as the world’s vaccine production hub, can be ensured.”Production could be up to 500 million doses in tota…

Two-month monitoring before changing pandemic status: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan confirmed that the government will monitor the development of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the subsequent two months before changing the status to endemic.”We all h…