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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases
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JAKARTA: Indonesia on Sunday (Apr 12) reported 399 new cases of the coronavirus, its biggest daily jump so far, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,241, according to data provided by a health ministry official, Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto said there were also 46 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total to 373.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Indonesia orders COVID-19 transport curbs ahead of Ramadan exodus
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Sunday (Apr 12). About 75 million Indonesians usually stream home from bigger cities at
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest jump in coronavirus deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday (Apr 9), bringing the total confirmed number to 280 in the world’s fourth most populous country, the highest death toll in Asia outside China where the virus first emerged. Indonesia confirmed 40 more deaths and its death toll accounts for nearly half of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Indonesia grants Jakarta more powers to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
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JAKARTA: Indonesia approved on Tuesday (Apr 7) a request by the Jakarta administration to impose further large-scale social restrictions on the capital, the epicentre for COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. President Joko Widodo has focused on combating the spread of the disease through social distancing policies, but has resisted the tough lockdown measures adopted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Indonesia frees 18,000 inmates from bursting jails over COVID-19 fears
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MAJENE, Indonesia: Indonesia has released about 18,000 inmates in a desperate bid to stop coronavirus from rampaging through its notoriously overcrowded prison system, authorities said Thursday (Apr 2). The mass release comes days after the Southeast Asian nation said it would free more than 30,000 inmates to take pressure off prisons and jails beset by
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Explainer: What now for Indonesia after Jokowi signed regulation on social restrictions to tackle COVID-19?
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (Mar 31) declared the country to be in a state of “public health emergency”, while signing a government regulation that would pave the way for cities and provinces to impose “large-scale social restrictions” to curb the spread of COVID-19. The government regulation provides a legal basis for cities and provinces
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Indonesia confirms 149 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 149 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday (Apr 1), taking the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,677, a health ministry official said. Achmad Yurianto reported 21 new deaths from COVID-19, taking the total to 157. Advertisement Advertisement To date, 103 people have recovered. On Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Indonesia to suspend all foreign arrivals, barring a few exceptions
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday (Mar 31) the government has decided to ban all arrivals and transits by foreigners in Indonesia to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus. Foreigners with stay permits and some diplomatic visits will be exempted from the ban, Retno Marsudi said, adding that the government aims to issue
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Indonesia confirms 129 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 129 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 30), taking the total to 1,414 in the country. There were also eight more deaths, taking the total to 122, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. He added that 75 patients had recovered. Advertisement Advertisement Indonesian President Joko Widodo said earlier on Monday that he plans to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Commentary: Without major intervention, Indonesia could have 71,000 COVID-19 cases by end-April
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JAKARTA: The transmission of the coronavirus in Indonesia, a country with more than a quarter-billion people, may increase exponentially if the government makes no immediate effort to reduce the spread. Using exponential function analysis, we estimate – with data gathered since Mar 2 and assuming the doubling times are similar as Iran’s and Italy’s –
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Indonesia reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing total to 114
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government faced increasing calls to tighten restrictions on movement as deaths from COVID-19 rose by 12 to 114 cases on Sunday (Mar 29) in the world’s fourth most populous nation which has so far resisted blanket lockdowns. With 1,285 infections also confirmed in the nation of 260 million people, a hashtag translating as #LockdownOrDie trended
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Indonesia COVID-19 plans ‘in tatters’ as infections surge
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s coronavirus crisis is far worse than being officially reported and the government’s response is “in tatters”, the country’s doctors association warned Friday (Mar 27) as the death toll climbed to 87. The world’s fourth-most populous country only reported its first confirmed infection this month but by Thursday, that had ballooned to over 1,000.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Indonesia reports 105 new coronavirus cases, three more deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has confirmed 105 new coronavirus cases, bringing the Southeast Asian country’s total to 790, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Wednesday (Mar 25). Three more people died, taking the total number of deaths to 58, he said, adding 31 people had recovered from the virus. Advertisement Advertisement The official said Tuesday’s total had
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SHAH ALAM: Governments and companies across the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with cancellations of public events and closures of offices, restaurants, museums, schools and universities to avoid masses from gathering. As of Apr 7, over 1.3 million cases and more than 73,000 deaths have been recorded worldwide. Advertisement Advertisement Education institutions around the