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Vaccine race
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/08/2020
» Human trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech of China are under way in Indonesia, with two groups of volunteers receiving their first injections last week.
Indonesia starts final clinical trial of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
Kyodo News, Published on 11/08/2020
» Indonesia on Tuesday began the final-phase clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Halal travel closer at home
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/07/2020
» Indonesia is gradually getting back to business with further relaxation of restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus, but tour operators, notably those that organise Hajj trips and minor pilgrimages (umrah) to Saudi Arabia, remain closed.
Pandemic-fuelled baby boom has many Indonesians worried
AFP, Published on 01/07/2020
» JAKARTA: With her husband left jobless by the pandemic, the last thing Indonesian mother Juarsih needed was to get pregnant, but now she's expecting a third child -- one of many in the country anxiously preparing for a Covid-fuelled baby boom.
Stopping the spread
Life, Published on 15/06/2020
» International arrangements to collect and distribute information about diseases are crucial in times of a pandemic because pathogens ignore borders, political order and economic status. Today, states have largely closed their borders in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. However, for open societies in a global economy, this can only be a temporary measure. A reliable international tracking and reporting system for epidemic diseases remains crucial because the present pandemic is inherently international. In Southeast Asia, we can build on nearly a century of experience in managing such a system.
Welcome to the pandemic-friendly home of the future
News, Published on 13/06/2020
» When architects Sri Rahma Apriliyanthi and Vinsensius Gilrandy Santoso designed their version of a pandemic-friendly home, they veered away from one that "hides" people indoors in a hostile environment, and over-relies on technology. Instead, they dug deep into Indonesia's age-old traditions of being connected to the world that they are a natural part of.
High-speed rail among $97bn in key Indonesian projects
Published on 29/05/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to extend a high-speed rail project being built with China and bring in Japanese investors, as part of 89 priority projects over four years, a minister said on Friday.
Raincoats and donations: Indonesia's doctors battle virus surge
AFP, Published on 16/04/2020
» Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia's under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus infections that is overwhelming its creaky health-care system -- and killing their colleagues.
Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update
Published on 06/04/2020
» Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday confirmed 218 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily jump since the first cases were announced a month ago, taking the total number of infections to 2,491, a Health Ministry official said.