Day: November 1, 2021

The government will ensure stringent implementation of health protocols ahead of the 2021 year-end holidays, or Christmas and New Year’s holidays, to prevent a surge in COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated.“Strict implementation o…

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin highlighted the significance of strict screening for Indonesian citizens (WNI) and foreign nationals (WNA) entering Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The screening process aims to lower the likelihood of the entry of the C…

The BPJS Health insurance agency is collaborating with telemedicine company PT Good Doctor Technology Indonesia to provide information on the National Health Insurance and Healthy Indonesia Card (JKN-KIS) Program. “We realize that the collaboration wit…

The authorities will expedite the administration of the second COVID-19 jabs to cover 60 percent of the 291.6 million targeted recipients by December 2021, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs has said. “We will expedite vac…

The government has decided to not withdraw the excess incentives received by 8,961 health workers in the transfer process during the period from January to August 2021, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated.”The decision we took with Indonesia’s S…

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has ensured that COVID-19 vaccine stocks in the country are still sufficient for meeting inoculation requirements for the next month.“We have in stock 252 million doses of vaccine, of which 241 million have been dis…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recognized Indonesia as a country with a low rate of COVID-19 transmission that served as a motivation for better compliance with health protocols, an official stated.”The public, both in Indo…