Day: June 11, 2022

Number of booster dose recipients reaches 47.5 million

At least 47.5 million Indonesians have received the third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Saturday, according to the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.According to data received from the task force by ANTARA here on Saturday, the number of thi…

SOE vaccine expected to accelerate COVID-19 handling in Indonesia

The locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine — state-owned enterprise (SOE) vaccine — is expected to accelerate the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia, according to virologist from Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) Dr Daniel Joko Wahyono M.Biomed.”I…

BA.4, BA.5 causal to case surge in several countries: Ministry

New Omicron subvariants — BA.4 and BA.5 — have caused an uptick in cases of COVID-19 in various countries worldwide, Health Ministry’s spokesperson Mohammad Syahril stated.During a virtual press conference on Friday, Syahril cited a report from Globa…

KKP distributes 4.7-ton fish to Batam residents to reduce stunting

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) distributed 4.7 tons of fish to residents in Batam, Riau Islands, in a bid to support efforts to reduce stunting in the local area.”We distribute a total of 4.7 tons of mackerel and gold pomfret to B…

Botanical gardens helping overcome biodiversity loss: BRIN

Botanical gardens are playing an essential role in helping Indonesia overcome biodiversity loss, acting deputy for research and innovation utilization at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) R. Hendrian has said.”Progressive conservation …