Acting governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has advised the capital city’s residents to continue wearing masks in crowded locations when celebrating New Year’s Eve. “Keep wearing a mask and others (implementing health protocols),” he added here on Friday. He said he expects that there will be no surge in cases
President Joko Widodo has said that community immunity against COVID-19 in Indonesia reached 98.5 percent in July 2022. “The lifting of community activity restrictions is also based on the high immunity of the population from a serosurvey. If you see the figures in December 2021, it was 87.8 percent, in
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Friday announced that COVID-19 antigen or PCR tests are no longer mandatory following the revocation of the public activity restrictions (PPKM) policy. The government is expecting residents to opt for COVID-19 testing, if needed, at their own initiative, he added. “Is the PCR or
Indonesia demonstrated its big role on the world stage through the successful implementation of the G20 Summit in Bali on November 15–16, 2022. The G20 or Group of Twenty is a major forum for international economic cooperation. The members of the grouping include the largest economies in the world and
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has said that public activity restrictions (PPKM) may be implemented again if a surge in COVID-19 cases is witnessed in Indonesia. As soon as President Joko Widodo officially lifted the PPKM policy on Friday, Karnavian issued instructions outlining further provisions. “With this instruction, we convey
The management of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali has continued to cooperate with other airport stakeholders to ensure the smooth provision of services amid the recent spate of extreme weather. I Gusti Ngurah Rai’s Denpasar Meteorological Station Class 1 has forecast extreme weather in the Bali-Nusa Tenggara