At least 530,547 people received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, bringing the total tally to 16,005,165, the Task Force for Handling .
Meeting online won t dilute essence of silaturahmi: task force 11th May 2021
Illustration - A resident joins an Eid al-Fitr 1441 H gathering from the Jimbaran area of Badung, Bali, on May 24, 2020 via video call, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (ANTARA FOTO/Fikri Yusuf/aww) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Shifting silaturahmi, the Eid al-Fitr tradition of visiting neighbors and relatives to maintain social bonds, to virtual platforms will not dilute its essence, the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 has said. Gatherings could be held virtually in order to prevent transmission (of COVID-19) to families in their hometowns, coordinator of the expert team and spokesperson for the task force, Wiku Adisasmito, said in a press release received here on Tuesday.
MUI stresses on public compliance to homecoming exodus ban
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MUI Secretary General Amirsyah Tambunan (right) and Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Prof. Wiku Adisasmito delivered a press statement regarding the ban on homecoming exodus at the BNPB Graha, Jakarta, Friday (23/4/2021). (Screenshot of BNPB broadcast) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Secretary General Amirsyah Tambunan emphasized public adherence to the government’s homecoming exodus ban, so that cases of rampant COVID-19 transmission do not increase again as observed in countries, such as India. The homecoming exodus ban has certainly been imposed following a study and review based on factual data, Tambunan noted at a press conference of the Task Force for Handling COVID-19 at Graha BNPB Jakarta, Friday.
Task Force highlights decline in daily trend of COVID-19 cases
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Spokesman for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito. (ANTARA/HO/Satgas COVID-19) Jakarta (ANTARA) - The trend of daily COVID-19 cases is currently experiencing a decline despite fairly good testing numbers, according to the Task Force for Handling COVID-19. With the testing numbers recently being fairly good, the number of positive cases detected has actually decreased, Wiku Adisasmito, spokesman for the COVID-19 Task Force, noted in a written statement here on Friday.
According to data on the development of COVID-19 cases as of April 1, 2021, there were an additional 6,142 confirmed positive patients, with 121,222 active cases, or eight percent, as compared to the global average of 17.2 percent.
PGI urges churches to make Christmas, New Year celebrations virtual 21st December 2020
General secretary of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Jacky Manuputty. (ANTARA/Prisca Triferna)
PGI remains on the previously circulated appeal for churches to celebrate Christmas and New Year in virtual form Jakarta (ANTARA) - General secretary of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Jacky Manuputty, on Monday appealed to churches across Indonesia to go virtual for Christmas and New Year celebrations this year on account of COVID-19.
“PGI remains on the previously circulated appeal for churches to celebrate Christmas and New Year in virtual form,” Jacky said at an online press conference in Jakarta.