Indonesia strives for vaccine self-reliance in COVID fight 28th January 2021
Researchers in the state-run vaccine maker PT Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java. ANTARA/Dhemas Reviyanto/foc. The second dose of China’s Sinovac vaccine has been administered across the country since January 27, 2021, mostly to healthcare workers at the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the first coronavirus infections emerged on March 2, 2020, Indonesia has chalked up 1,037,99 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29,331 deaths, according to data recorded as of January 28, 2021.
Under its vaccine program, the government is targeting to inoculate 181.5 million people, free of charge, out of the total population of 271 million.
Planned coal-trucking road threatens a forest haven for Sumatran frogs
The Harapan forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra is teeming with frog species, one of which was just described last year.
These amphibians are threatened by a coal-trucking road that the government has approved to be built right through the forest.
Environmental activists have pushed back against the project, calling on the government to either suspend the project or approve alternative routes that would bypass the forest altogether or cut through a less pristine portion of it.
The local government has promised to study the project’s impact, but activists point out the final decision lies with the central government, which gave the approval and has still not addressed their concerns.
Indonesia hits 1 million coronavirus cases as health experts criticise Government s response
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Many in Indonesia fear the number of COVID-19 cases will continue to grow.
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Indonesia has recorded 1 million official COVID-19 cases, according to the country s health ministry, just a day after President Joko Widodo said the country had successfully handled the pandemic.
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Experts say Indonesia should have implemented stricter health protocols to contain the virus
They are criticising the Government for trying to prevent panic through positive messaging that does not have a scientific basis
Indonesia has only recently met the WHO s minimum daily testing requirements
COVID-19 vaccination must focus on high-risk regions: LIPI 26th January 2021
Officers carry a box containing Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines at a pharmaceutical installation at the Garut District Health Office in West Java. (ANTARA/Candra Yanuarsyah)
Since the population density and infection rate of regions in Indonesia are different from one another, the effort to achieve herd immunity should be focused on densely-populated regions with a high infection rate. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccination program for citizens must focus on densely-populated areas with a high infection rate, an official from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said here Tuesday.
Indonesia has recorded more than 1 million official COVID-19 cases, according to the country's health ministry, just a day after President Joko Widodo said the country had ""successfully"" handled the pandemic.